The Rebel Son

A journalist’s final words lead Kat Ballantyne into a deadly game of power, corruption and terror. A bomb threat at Middlehampton’s Powerhouse music venue sends DS Kat Ballantyne spiralling into a nightmare—her husband and son are inside. As the city reels in terror, Kat fights to keep her family safe while being pulled into another deadly case that may well be connected… A journalist investigating a controversial football club takeover makes a chilling 999 call before collapsing. Hours later, he’s dead. His apparent murder marks the beginning of a dangerous trail of corruption leading to a foreign royal family. Or is the killer closer to home? With a murder to solve, a terrorist plot unfolding and rival agencies vying for supremacy, Kat must untangle the truth before it’s too late. Justice always comes at a price—and this time, it could cost her everything.