<p><b>''If you read only one thriller this year; </b><b>make it this one'' </b><i>Daily Mail</i><br>''<b>Gob-smackingly, heart-stoppingly, breath-holdingly brilliant</b>'' Ruth Jones<br><br>------------<br><br><b>THREE HOURS TO SAVE THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE</b><br><br>In rural Somerset in the middle of a blizzard, the unthinkable happens: a school is under siege.<br><br>Pupils and teachers barricade themselves into classrooms, the library, the theatre. The headmaster lies wounded in the library, unable to help his trapped students and staff. Outside, a police psychiatrist must identify the gunmen, while parents gather desperate for news.<br><br><b>In three intense hours, all must find the courage to stand up to evil and save the people they love.</b><br><br>A TOP 10 <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLER<br>THE <i>TIMES</i> THRILLER OF THE YEAR<br>A BEST BOOK OF 2020 IN THE <i>SUNDAY TIMES, TIMES, GUARDIAN, MAIL, MIRROR, LITERARY REVIEW, STYLIST, RED </i>AND<i> GOOD HOUSEKEEPING</i><br>A <i>TIMES &