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A Matter of Time

Author(s): Claire Askew

Location(s): Kelso, The Scottish Borders

Genre(s): Police Procedural, Crime, Thriller

Era(s): Contemporary

At 8am the first shots are fired.

At 1pm, the police establish the gunman has a hostage.

By 5pm, a siege is underway.

At 9pm, DI Helen Birch walks, alone and unarmed, into an abandoned Borders farmhouse to negotiate with the killer.

The outstanding new novel from the highly acclaimed author of All the Hidden Truths and What You Pay For – both shortlisted for the CWA Golden Dagger.

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