Running out of Road: A gripping thriller set in the Derbyshire peaks

A missing schoolgirl, a middle-aged recluse, an exploited teenager. Lives thrown into chaos and set on collision course. With the police in hot pursuit. \r\n\r\nScarlett is dancing in the school talent show tomorrow. Nana, who Scarlett lives with since Mum died, reckons Scarlett will be on Strictly at this rate. Except Scarlett doesnt make it home from school. Shes abducted by a man she never imagined shed see again. A man on the polices most wanted list. Her dad. \r\n\r\nRon has made a living as a house and pet sitter since quitting his career on the front line in the fire service. Hes currently looking after a place deep in the Derbyshire Peaks. The solitude suits him. And managing animals is so much simpler than coping with other people. \r\n\r\nDylans a cuckoo, dealing drugs on the county line, moving from nest to nest, picking out people who darent say no. Keeping his head down, one step ahead of the law. So far. But now everythings falling apart.\r\n\r\nDS Laura ONeil is running on empty after nights dealing with her teething toddler. But Laura is driving the hunt for Scarlett and knows that every minute counts. \r\n\r\nA race against time, played out in the brooding wilderness, the limestone gorges and gritstone edges of the Peak District. Themes of escape and entrapment, of shifting loyalties and new alliances, of violence, fear and love, resilience, kindness and hope.