A split second is all it takes to make a decision – but what if it is the wrong one?A winter’s evening and a trio of unruly youths board a bus and gang up on teenager Luke Murray, hurling abuse and threatening to kill him. The bus is full but no one intervenes until Jason Barnes, a young student, challenges the youths with devastating consequences.Split Second tackles questions of bravery, fear and kindness and explores the real human impact of violent crime.Praise for Cath Staincliffe, A book about courage and compromise, about how sometimes it’s kinder and braver to lie. Stunning. Anne Cleeves.Modest, compassionate…a solid ingenious plotter with a sharp eye for domestic detail.’ Literary Review’Complex and satisfying.’ The Sunday Times’About as good as the British private eye novel gets.’ Time Out’An engrossing read’. Sunday Telegraph
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