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In the Blink of an Eye

By: Jo Callaghan, Paul Mendez
Narrated by: Rose Akroyd, Paul Mendez
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Summary

*** As seen on BBC 2's BETWEEN THE COVERS ***

In the UK, someone is reported missing every 90 seconds.

Just gone. Vanished. In the blink of an eye.

DCS Kat Frank knows all about loss. A widowed single mother, Kat is a cop who trusts her instincts. Picked to lead a pilot programme that has her paired with AIDE (Artificially Intelligent Detective Entity) Lock, Kat's instincts come up against Lock's logic. But when the two missing person's cold cases they are reviewing suddenly become active, Lock is the only one who can help Kat when the case gets personal.

AI versus human experience.

Logic versus instinct.

With lives on the line can the pair work together before someone else becomes another statistic?

In the Blink of an Eye is a dazzling debut from an exciting voice and asks us what we think it means to be human.

©2023 Jo Callaghan. All rights reserved. (P) 2023 Simon & Schuster, UK. All Rights Reserved. (P)2023 Simon & Schuster, UK

Critic reviews

"The most original crime novel you'll read this year." (Clare Mackintosh)

"This has to be a strong contender for crime debut of the year." (T. M. Logan)

"A fresh and intriguing detective double act – I fell hard for all-too-human Kat and her AI colleague Lock...a riveting cold case mystery told with compassion and verve." (Louise Candlish)

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Really gripping who (and why) dunnit with an AI twist and interesting characters who I'm keen to get to know better. I can't wait for the next installment!

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Excellent

Great story and characters, very interesting plot . I really enjoyed this book and can't wait for the next one

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Amazingly good

I watched the show‘ between the covers’ & although I probably wouldn’t have chosen this book (because of the genre) without the recommendation I am so glad i did…. The best book I have ever listened to on audible!!! Such an amazing story & so well written I have also ordered the paper copy to read again !

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A bit different but in a good way

A different concept of a book and good narrator to tell the story. Not too taxing and both funny and tragic in parts. Worth a try.

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Great story, too much swearing

Well written and intriguing. Sadly the lead character swears a lot, otherwise I’d recommend widely

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Original, clever, funny

I absolutely loved this police procedural, and it’s one of the most enjoyable crime novels I’ve read in some time. Highly recommend

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Brilliant, loved it

Loved thus, hoping lots more from Jo.
Narration great, story had me gripped.
Thank you

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I’m ready for the sequel!

The voices took a few chapters to get used to, but once I did, I throughly enjoyed the book and looked forward to listening. I liked the characters and enjoyed the elements of humour between them too!

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Refreshingly different

I guessed some of the story line in advance, although not whodunnit until quite close to the reveal.
The use of AI was refreshingly different and thought-provoking.

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The near reality of how this could be.

Well developed, written and narrated, thoroughly enjoyable to the end. Different view on a topical subject.

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