Running out of Road

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.Scarlett is dancing in the school talent show tomorrow. Except Scarlett doesn't make it home from school. Ron has made a living as a house sitter and is currently looking after a place deep in the Derbyshire Peaks. The solitude suits him.Dylan's a 'cuckoo', dealing drugs on the county line, moving from nest to nest, always one step ahead of the law. But now everything's falling apart.DS Laura O'Neil is driving the hunt for Scarlett and knows that every minute counts. Any delay, any mistake might cost Scarlett her life.A race against time, played out in the brooding wilderness, the limestone gorges and gritstone edges of the Peak District.'Staincliffe excels herself here with the story of a teenage girl abducted by her real father... [a]harrowing but human drama.' Irish Daily Mail'Harrowing and humane. A real knockout' Ian Rankin'It's always exciting to see a writer get better and better and Cath Staincliffe is doing just that' Val McDermid'An intelligent and emotionally engaging moral workout' Daily Telegraph'Complex and satisfying' Sunday Times