Used paperback in good condition. Cover and pages in good condition. Book exchange stamp on inside front cover. 406 pages. Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 2000. ISBN 0340689560.

Expert IRA bomb-maker turned police informant Andrea Hayes retires and starts a new life after four school-children are killed by one of her bombs. Ten years later, her blissful home life shattered when her daughter, Katie, is abducted from her bedroom in the dead of night. Andrea later discovers a ransom note, instructing her to leave her husband Martin and fly to London by herself. It also states that if the police are contacted, she and Martin will never see Katie again. In the hope of being reunited with Katie, Andrea obeys orders and follows instructions to meet with the kidnappers. Back in Dublin, Martin is powerless to help and becomes frantic with worry when he learns from Andrea that no ransom demand has been made, and that the kidnappers' request is something much more dangerous.

Having successfully hidden her past as a terrorist bombmaker, Martin is shocked to the discover Andrea's true identity. Meanwhile, the kidnappers instruct Andrea to construct a giant bomb in the City of London, which, if detonated, will cause widespread devastation and death. They inform her that refusal to undertake their commands will result in Katie's death. While Martin works with the police and the SAS to locate and free his family, Andrea is forced to make the horrendous choice of losing her only child or causing the deaths of hundreds of innocent people. With time running out, Andrea has no choice but to follow the kidnappers' demands.