Deadline, Steph McGovern - Pre-order for publication 9th April 2026

Your child has been kidnapped. You're live on television. Going live in 10, 9, 8 .

. . Today is a huge day for TV reporter Rose’s career.

A live interview with one of the most powerful men in the country, on one of the nation’s biggest TV shows. 7, 6, 5 . .

. But, when she hears an unfamiliar voice in her ear, she knows something is very wrong. 4, 3, 2 .

. . Her earpiece has been hacked.

She’s live on air in the middle of the interview. They tell her they have kidnapped her family. 1 And, in order to protect them, Rose must do exactly what the hijacker says.

They are in control now.