# Split Second

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- Authors: [Cath Staincliffe](https://www.bookquiver.com/cath-staincliffe)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2012-04-19

## Description

A split second is all it takes to make a decision - but what if it is the wrong one? A winter's evening and a trio of unruly youths board a bus and gang up on teenager Luke Murray, hurling abuse and threatening to kill him. The bus is full but no one intervenes until Jason Barnes, a young student, challenges the youths with devastating consequences. Split Second tackles questions of bravery, fear and kindness and explores the real human impact of violent crime. Praise for Cath Staincliffe, A book about courage and compromise, about how sometimes it's kinder and braver to lie. Stunning. Anne Cleeves. Modest, compassionate... a solid ingenious plotter with a sharp eye for domestic detail.' Literary Review 'Complex and satisfying.' The Sunday Times 'About as good as the British private eye novel gets.' Time Out 'An engrossing read'. Sunday Telegraph

## Editions

### Split Second

- Publisher: c_r_crime
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-17-8033-556-8
- Published: 2012-04-19
- Language: en_GB

### Split Second

- Publisher: constable
- ISBN: 978-18-4901-345-1
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2012-04-19
- Language: en_GB