In The Blink of An Eye

By Jo Callaghan

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THE SUNDAY TIMES bestseller asA seen on BBC 2’s BETWEEN THE COVERS

I devoured this in one sittingTM Rob Rinder as featured on BBC 2TMs Between the Covers Terrifyingly timely and provocative’ Val McDermid ‘The most original crime novel you’ll read this year’ Clare MackintoshA

In the UK someone is reported missing every 90 seconds.
Just gone. Vanished. In the blink of an eye.A

DCS Kat Frank knows all about loss. A widowed single mother Kat is a cop who trusts her instincts. Picked to lead a pilot programme that has her paired with AIDE (Artificially Intelligent Detective Entity) Lock Kat’s instincts come up against Lock’s logic. But when the two missing person’s cold cases they are reviewing suddenly become active Lock is the only one who can help Kat when the case gets personal.A AI versus human experience.A Logic versus instinct. With lives on the line can the pair work together before someone else becomes another statistic?A

In the Blink of an Eye is a dazzling debut from an exciting new voice and asks us what we think it means to be human.A

‘Just brilliant!’ Lisa JewellA ‘This has to be a strong contender for crime debut of the year – sharp perceptive writing and a brilliant new take on the detective duo’ T. M. Logan ‘Everything you could hope for in a thriller: heartbreaking intelligent deftly plotted and so original’ Fiona Cummins ‘Jo Callaghan makes her entry into the crowded police procedural genre with a fresh take on the buddy-buddy cop trope . . . Provocative and compelling’ Vaseem KhanA Brilliant book total page-turnerTM Cerys Matthews as featured on BBC 2TMs Between the Covers I loved itTM AngelaA Scanlon as featured on BBC 2TMs Between the CoversA A One of the most original crime fiction partnerships I have ever read. In The Blink of An Eye explores the potential future of technology with an in-depth unforgettable look at grief and humanity and how surprisingly one can aide the other. A breathtaking debut that will have you eagerly awaiting the next instalment in what is set to be a beloved seriesTM Jack Jordan ‘Fresh innovative and very very clever. Flawlessly paced plotted and researched it’s laugh out loud heart-achingly sad and doesn’t have a dull moment. I raced through it. Simply sensational’ M. W. CravenA I started reading this morning and ten hours later ITMve finished it! ItTMs so SO good – really properly compelling impossible to put down – I was desperate for the solution to the mystery – but so human and moving and massively thought-provoking on what makes us humanTM Laura Marshall ‘The kind of fresh and fearless debut I just adore. Wildly original heartfelt funny and properly thrilling. Take a bow Jo Callaghan’ Chris Whitaker

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