In Safe Hands: A D.C.I Anna Tate thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat

In Safe Hands: A D.C.I Anna Tate thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat
J. P. Carter

How far would you go to save the ones you love? The first book in a stunning new crime series featuring DCI Anna Tate.When nine children are snatched from a nursery school in South London, their distressed parents have no idea if they will ever see them again. The community in the surrounding area in shock. How could this happen right under their noses? No one in the quiet suburban street saw anything – or at least that's what they're saying.But DCI Anna Tate knows that nothing is impossible, and she also knows that time is quickly running out. It’s unclear if the kidnappers are desperate for money or set on revenge, but the ransom is going up by £1million daily. And they know that one little boy in particular is fighting for his life.It’s one of the most disturbing cases DCI Anna Tate has ever worked on – not only because nine children are being held hostage, but because she’s pretty sure that someone close to them is lying…

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Source ISBN: 9780008313272

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Version: 2018-11-22

Dedication (#ud63a287c-40c3-5325-b95b-26c1a22139c8)

This one is for my loving wife Catherine

Contents

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Title Page (#u2cfc46a2-6a18-5697-b8a3-e8bd7d11df65)

Copyright

Dedication

Prologue

Chapter One: Day one (#ubb224198-24bb-5b17-9643-93d5dd7f4070)

Chapter Two (#u92c6b15f-8957-56a7-b2fe-cb247d5ecab8)

Chapter Three (#ue36360bf-8c70-5822-b6e7-67466f687ba3)

Chapter Four (#ue50927b6-ea6f-54d8-920b-cabb96846d65)

Chapter Five (#uee060efc-8bff-569c-bedb-6b5394a8d765)

Chapter Six (#u9f3ec42e-538b-52ae-8d61-4524f889d7cf)

Chapter Seven (#ud2288cb8-f5d4-5b59-9801-cb3bfb52c188)

Chapter Eight (#u6b34f4fa-482f-5170-8b09-baf2271daa59)

Chapter Nine (#uf901dc8a-07aa-5663-aab5-5964f080c584)

Chapter Ten (#u62b2dbae-7d21-59aa-96d2-016c643d5c35)

Chapter Eleven: July 2009 (#uca5a5b4c-c41d-5a93-886b-9edd21035399)

Chapter Twelve (#ue455fc78-be6f-5b76-bd69-153bc9dc4927)

Chapter Thirteen (#u1b6db8fb-1cc5-5000-b8d0-5d68651759c8)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen: July 2009 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two: Day two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)