Life or Death

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION MEETS NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN IN THIS ASTOUNDING STANDALONE THRILLER FROM THE NO.1 AUSTRALIAN BESTSELLER 'A nerve-shredding thriller with heart and soul' Stephen King
Why would a man escape from prison the day before his release? Audie Palmer has spent a decade in prison for an armed robbery in which four people died, including two of the gang. Seven million dollars were never recovered and everybody believes that Audie knows where the money is. For ten years he has been beaten, stabbed and threatened by prison guards and inmates, who all want to know his secret. But suddenly Audie vanishes, the day before he's due to be released. Everybody wants to find Audie, but he's not running. Instead he's trying to save a life . . . and not just his own. 'I love this guy's books. Try this one and you'll see why' Lee Child 'Superbly exciting. Beautifully written and full of poignancy' Sunday Mirror

Michael Robotham is a former feature writer and investigative reporter, who has worked in Britain, Australia and America. His debut thriller, The Suspect, introduced clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin and sold more than a million copies around the world, launching a nine-book series. It has been adapted into an ITV series starring Aidan Turner. Michael's standalone thriller The Secrets She Keeps has also been the basis of two BBC TV series. He has twice won the prestigious UK Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel, as well as the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for When She Was Good, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Michael lives in Sydney.