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THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY.AND THEN THERE’S THE TRUTH.Gabriela, a senior negotiator in the FCO’s counter-terrorism unit, runs a small and powerful team based in Whitehall. She is tenacious, hard-working and the family breadwinner. Her partner Tom – a freelance architect – looks after their two small children. When Gabriela returns from a seven-month stint in Moscow, something doesn’t seem right.Isobel is a journalist working for the local paper in Camden. Walking home from a party one night, she witnesses a horrific attack. But someone has seen her, and is making themselves known in increasingly frightening ways. As Isobel starts to investigate, she uncovers a dark network of human trafficking and exploitation.While Gabriela’s life begins to unravel, Isobel gets closer to the story. With one desperate to uncover the truth, and the other determined to hide it, the two women’s lives converge.
Gabriela, a seasoned counter-terrorism negotiator, returns from a lengthy assignment in Moscow to find her home life unraveling, while simultaneously, journalist Isobel stumbles upon a dangerous human trafficking ring that puts her in grave peril. Gabriela, the primary earner, faces subtle but unsettling changes in her relationship with her architect partner, Tom, who cares for their children. As Gabriela's professional and personal worlds begin to fracture, Isobel's investigation into a brutal attack leads her to uncover a vast network of exploitation, setting the two women on a collision course where one seeks truth and the other seeks to bury it.
The premise sets up a dual narrative that explores the intersection of personal and professional lives under extreme pressure. The genre suggests a fast-paced plot with elements of espionage and crime, focusing on the unraveling of secrets and the pursuit of justice. The convergence of the two protagonists' storylines indicates a narrative that builds towards a significant confrontation. The exploration of human trafficking and exploitation points to themes of societal darkness and the courage required to expose it.
Page Count:
400
Publication Date:
2020-07-09
Publisher:
The Borough Press
ISBN-10:
0008365172
ISBN-13:
9780008365172
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