{"product_id":"split-second-crime-collective-edition","title":"Split Second - Crime Collective Edition","description":"\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eGOLDSBORO CRIME COLLECTIVE EDITION - Currently only available to subscribers as the August 2026 pick. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.com\/products\/goldsboro-crime-collective\"\u003eSign up TODAY and never miss another thrilling crime novel again!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eSplit Second: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ea gritty, riveting new crime \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ethriller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e  –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e first in an explosive series!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eWhen a firearms officer kills one suspect and fatally wounds another, a failed body cam and a protected identity should be enough to close ranks. But when Officer X is named – and her link to a victim exposed – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eDylan and Mann are drawn into\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e shocking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e investigation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e. A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e gritty, real-life-inspired new trilogy from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eHappy Valley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e advisers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eR.C.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eBridgestock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eFast-paced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e, gripping and packed with tension’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eChris McDonald\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘Utterly compelling crime fiction, delivered with unparalleled authenticity’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eRobert Rutherford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘Gritty, authentic and utterly heartrending … R.C. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eBridgestock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e tackle the harshest aspects of policing and create the finest authoritative story with genuine humanity. Masters of their game' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eGraham Bartlett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e_________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWhat if one moment – one \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003esplit second\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e – changed everything?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eWhen a firearms officer shoots a suspect dead and wounds another, who later dies in hospital, the official line is that the sun was in her eyes. Her body cam failed. Known only as Officer X, her anonymity is meant to protect her – until a judge releases her name and a media storm erupts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eDetective Superintendent Jack Dylan and DI Charley Mann are called in to determine whether it was a justifiable use of force – or something darker. And when it’s revealed that Officer X knew the victim, and her brother died of a drug overdose linked to the same woman, the case becomes charged with personal and political tension.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eAs pressure mounts, a vulnerable witness dies and a lost phone surfaces with a photograph and a message that could unravel everything – and reveal the truth about what happened that day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s8\"\u003eSplit Second\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e brings Dylan and Mann together for the first time, in an investigation that will test their instincts, their loyalties and the limits of justice itself, as both detectives must decide how far they’ll go – and what they’re willing to sacrifice – to uncover the truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ePraise for R.C. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eBridgestock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘Compelling … with a procedural authenticity that few authors can match’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eM.W. Craven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘A cracking story’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘Brims with authenticity’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eAdam Hamdy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘Riveting’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘A cracking story with an expert's insight’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eHoward Linskey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘A multi-faceted page-turner’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eAlison Bruce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘Rings with a sure touch of insider authenticity’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eAdrian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eMagson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘Full of red herrings and surprises’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eMystery People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘Stands out from other books in the genre’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eCrime Fiction Lover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘Authenticity in crime fiction is so strong that you can almost smell it’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eMervyn Watson, TV producer of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eCasualty, Coronation Street \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eEmmerdale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eWHAT READERS ARE SAYING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘Truly gripping’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘Brilliant!’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘I couldn't put it down’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘Tense and heartfelt’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘A fantastic police procedural’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e‘I was hooked from page one’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e‘Brilliant, professional, all-consuming … highly recommended’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e**Voted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eEIGHTH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e Best Crime Authors of All Time by WHSmith readers**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57341324853621,"sku":"978-1917764391","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/13459740-f2f3-408d-bcde-4863c880c092.jpg?v=1783346061","url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.com\/products\/split-second-crime-collective-edition","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}