The Ice House

Carl Bowman is a killer. An assassin for hire whose latest assignment is to take out a ten-year-old girl. He doesn't know what she's done or why someone wants her dead. He just knows he has to kill her. But with the girl in his sights, Carl can't bring himself to pull the trigger. Instead he goes on the run, taking her with him.

In a small village in Southern Spain, Julia Martin's carefully constructed life is falling apart. Her husband and his mistress have been killed in an explosion in their home and her daughter, Rebecca, has disappeared. Julia has been fleeing the secrets of her past for over a decade and it seems they've finally caught up with her.

To get her daughter back, Julia must confront a truth she's spent years running from and call on an acquaintance she's done everything in her power to avoid.

**Why readers love John Connor: **

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****'A **first-rate thriller** with a terrific climax.' *Sunday Telegraph*

'He's created a beguilingly complex character, perfectly suited to his **taut thrillers**.' *Mirror*

'John Connor drives his **complex tale of secrecy and betrayal **along at a cracking pace.' *Irish Independent*

'The police procedural novel is given the kind of spruce up it has been in need of for some time.' *Daily Express*

**Fans of Harlan Coben, David Baldacci and Linwood Barclay will love John Connor: **

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*1. Phoenix*

*2. Playroom *

*3. A Child's Game *

*4. Falling*

*5. Unsafe *

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**Standalone**

*1. The Vanishing *

*2. The Ice House *

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* Each John Connor novel can be read as a standalone or in series order *