THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER___________1989. The world is on the brink of revolution and journalist Allie Burns is a woman on a mission. When she discovers a lead about the exploitation of society''s most vulnerable, Allie is determined to investigate and give voice to the silenced.Elsewhere, a ticking clock begins the countdown to a murder. As Allie begins to connect the dots and edges closer to exposing the truth, it is more shocking than she ever imagined. There''s nothing like a killer story, and to tell it, Allie must risk her freedom and her life . . .The brand-new unmissable, heart-stopping thriller from number one bestseller, Val McDermid___________Praise for the Allie Burns series''McDermid is at her considerable best'' GUARDIAN''Irresistible'' PATRICIA CORNWELL''A brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre'' PETER JAMES''Outstanding'' SPECTATOR''Another masterpiece'' DAVID BALDACCI''Sensational. One of Britain''s most accomplished writers'' SUNDAY EXPRESS''A masterly setter of scene'' SCOTSMAN