Whatever It Takes
: the NEW chilling thriller from the multi-million bestselling author of the Tom Douglas series
Published on 11. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
390 pages
978-1-9999437-6-9 (ISBN)
Description
No rules. No choice. No turning back.
He played by the rules - until the only rule that mattered was survival.
Recovering from a gunshot wound that nearly cost him his life, DCI Tom Douglas isn't focused on himself - his concern is for his brother Jack, who seems to have vanished without a trace. Jack's past is as dangerous as it is complicated. Years ago, he faked his own death to escape an organised crime group, and ever since, he's been living in the shadows, always one step ahead of those who want to hunt him down.
Now, Tom's worst fears are coming true. Has Jack's past finally caught up with him? And what does that mean for his family? Tom has to find them, but the answers he seeks are hidden in a brutal underworld - one more threatening than anything Tom has faced before.
With time running out and his own life on the line, Tom must decide how far he's willing to go and how much he's prepared to sacrifice, knowing it will mean crossing a line he swore he never would.
But there is another player in this game - one who will stop at nothing to find the answers she seeks. And if Tom makes the wrong move, he, and everyone he loves, will lose.
He's spent his life chasing criminals. But to save his family, he might have to become one.
He played by the rules - until the only rule that mattered was survival.
Recovering from a gunshot wound that nearly cost him his life, DCI Tom Douglas isn't focused on himself - his concern is for his brother Jack, who seems to have vanished without a trace. Jack's past is as dangerous as it is complicated. Years ago, he faked his own death to escape an organised crime group, and ever since, he's been living in the shadows, always one step ahead of those who want to hunt him down.
Now, Tom's worst fears are coming true. Has Jack's past finally caught up with him? And what does that mean for his family? Tom has to find them, but the answers he seeks are hidden in a brutal underworld - one more threatening than anything Tom has faced before.
With time running out and his own life on the line, Tom must decide how far he's willing to go and how much he's prepared to sacrifice, knowing it will mean crossing a line he swore he never would.
But there is another player in this game - one who will stop at nothing to find the answers she seeks. And if Tom makes the wrong move, he, and everyone he loves, will lose.
He's spent his life chasing criminals. But to save his family, he might have to become one.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Leeds
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
487 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-9999437-6-9 (9781999943769)
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Rachel Abbott is the bestselling author of the Tom Douglas series of books, which have sold over 5 million copies in the English language and have been translated into over 20 languages.
Whatever it Takes is the 12th thriller in this series, and Rachel Abbott has released four novels in the Stephanie King series with Headline under the Wildfire imprint. The first in the series - And So It Begins - was listed as one of The Times best crime novels of the year.
Born and raised in Manchester, Abbott founded her own interactive media company in the 1980s before retiring in 2005. She then moved to Italy where she wrote her first novel, Only the Innocent, which she went on to publish via Kindle Direct Publishing, topping their chart for 4 weeks.
A true self-publishing pioneer, Abbott now lives in Alderney in the Channel Islands.
Whatever it Takes is the 12th thriller in this series, and Rachel Abbott has released four novels in the Stephanie King series with Headline under the Wildfire imprint. The first in the series - And So It Begins - was listed as one of The Times best crime novels of the year.
Born and raised in Manchester, Abbott founded her own interactive media company in the 1980s before retiring in 2005. She then moved to Italy where she wrote her first novel, Only the Innocent, which she went on to publish via Kindle Direct Publishing, topping their chart for 4 weeks.
A true self-publishing pioneer, Abbott now lives in Alderney in the Channel Islands.