A heart-stopping debut thriller about a woman named Freedom, who will stop at nothing to save the daughter she only knew for two minutes and seventeen seconds.A heart-stopping debut thriller about a woman named Freedom, who will stop at nothing to save the daughter she only knew for two minutes and seventeen seconds.Call me what you will: a murderer, a cop killer, a fugitive, a drunk…Freedom Oliver has spent the last eighteen years living a quietly desperate life under Witness Protection in a backwater of Oregon after being exonerated of her husband’s murder.But now Freedom’s daughter Rebekah is missing, the same one who was wrenched from her arms just moments after birth. Freedom slips her handlers and embarks on an epic journey across the US to Kentucky, determined to find her child.No longer under the protection of the U.S. Marshalls, Freedom is tracked by her late husband’s psychotic brothers, who will stop at nothing in their quest for vengeance. But they are not the only threat she faces as she draws nearer to the horrifying truth behind Rebekah’s disappearance…'A terrific read from a powerful new voice ' Karin Slaughter‘Original, compelling and seriously recommended.’ Lee Child‘Seldom has a literary creation bounced off the page with as much raw vitality … one of the standout debuts of the year’ Guardian‘There’s a reckless power to Miller’s untamed prose… And sometimes she’s just plain amazing’ New York Times‘Crackles with intensity, keeping the reader gripped’ Express‘Chilling … A compelling read, but don’t expect to get a good night’s sleep afterwards’ Sunday Times (Ireland)‘A propulsive, full-throttle tale of revenge and redemption’ Irish Times‘It’s fast, it’s furious and it takes no prisoners’ Sunday Independent (Ireland)‘A relentless and fiercely compelling debut. Freedom’s Child will hold you captive until the very last page’ Richard Montanari‘Freedom’s Child isn’t just a great debut, it’s a great book with one of the most angry, complex and compelling heroines this side of a certain girl with a certain tattoo’ Simon Toyne‘I loved it. Such an original new voice’ Kate Medina‘Brilliant’ Julia CrouchJax Miller was born in New York in 1985. She started writing Freedom’s Child while travelling around America on the back of a motorcycle and finished it in the peace and quiet of the Irish countryside. Within 24 hours of writing ‘The End’ she had been signed up by a literary agent, and a few days later she had a publishing deal. Freedom's Child is Jax’s debut novel and will be published in over a dozen languages. She lives in Ireland with her husband.Competition: Twisted Justice (The Laura Nelson Series); Kill Or Die; Blood Loss; Nobody'S Baby; Conspiracy Of Silence. Lee Child;Linwood Barclay; Stieg Larsson; Patricia Gussin; Ann Evans;
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