The Distance

The Distance

by HelenGiltrow (Author)

Synopsis

Charlotte Alton has put her old life behind her. The life where she bought and sold information, unearthing secrets buried too deep for anyone else to find, or fabricating new identities for people who need their histories erased.

But now she has been offered one more job. To get a hit-man into an experimental new prison and take out someone who according to the records isn't there at all.

It's impossible. A suicide mission. And quite possibly a set-up.

So why can't she say no?

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 408
Publisher: Orion Fiction
Published: 08 May 2014

ISBN 10: 1409126625
ISBN 13: 9781409126621
Book Overview: A blistering debut thriller that introduces the coolest heroine in contemporary suspense fiction

Media Reviews
A truly unusual thriller set in the world of espionage, this is a terrific debut... Original and thought-provoking * SUNDAY MIRROR *
Fast, hard and very, very good -- Lee Child
An effective writer of colourful prose and generates plenty of narrative tension. * BOOK OXYGEN *
It's a dark, pacy, compelling and utterly uncompromising tale about people trying to outrun their respective demons. * SHOTS *
A gripping story skillfully told... Helen Giltrow writes so well that every word carries weight * LITERARY REVIEW *
THE DISTANCE is absolutely drenched in mystery and intrigue, and I was completely hooked. In a sort of 'Prison Break' meets 'Spooks' sort of storyline, the action just keeps on coming and as one secret is uncovered, several more take its place . . . an extremely clever plot and a proper edge-of-your-seat read. * STORM IN THE STACKS *
Dark, edgy and, at times, brutal, this is a stylish and highly original debut. * CRIME THRILLER GIRL *
It's an extremely well executed novel, weaving a complicated storyline involving a lot of moving parts, multiple characters and locations with utter ease. The ending will have you holding your breath and whipping those pages past at speed. * REBECCA BRADLEY CRIME *
The story reads like a Lee Child novel on speed - there's loads of action, loads of intrigue and the characters are extremely well-written. In short, this is simply a brilliant book * READING ROOM WITH A VIEW *
This is a thriller that leads from the front with a cool heroine who never seems to break sweat. * NORTHERN ECHO *
The Distance is a fine debut from Helen Giltrow. It is an extremely tense and menacing novel, rich in atmosphere and mood as well as confident and intelligent. It is full of shocks, surprises and twists. If you enjoy a clever spy novel then The Distance is most definitely the book for you. * FOR WINTER NIGHTS *
Author Bio
Helen Giltrow was born and brought up in Cheltenham and read Modern History at Christ Church, Oxford. She has worked extensively in publishing, including ten years as a commissioning editor for Oxford University Press. Helen's writing has been shortlisted for the CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION DEBUT DAGGER AWARD and the TELEGRAPH 'NOVEL IN A YEAR' COMPETITION. She lives in Oxford.