<P><B>*** WINNER OF THE BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD AT THE EDGARS 2018 ***<BR/>'Striking...visceral, violent and utterly compelling, it nevertheless shines with humanity' <I>Daily Mail</I></B><BR/><B>'Burns bright and fast' Peter Swanson, </B>author of <I>Sunday Times</I> bestseller <I>Her Every Fear</I><BR/><BR/><B>A GRITTY, PROPULSIVE DEBUT ABOUT A FATHER, A DAUGHTER, AND THE HARDEST LESSONS IN LIFE...</B><BR/><BR/><B><I>‘If nowhere was safe for her, then the only place he could let her be was with him’</I></B><BR/><B>Meet Polly: </B>eleven years old and smart beyond her years. But she’s a loner, always on the outside, until she is unexpectedly reunited with her father.<BR/><B>Meet Nate:</B> fresh out of jail and driving a stolen car, Nate takes Polly from the safety of her quiet existence into a world of robbery, violence and the constant threat of death.<BR/><BR/> And he does it to save her life.<BR/><BR/><I>A Lesson in Violence</I> is