Detour: out now

James Siegel's new novel Detour is out now in Time Warner Books paperback. Described by the Daily Mirror as 'a gripping, headrush of a nightmare', the back cover sets the scene as follows:

When a man’s wife and daughter are kidnapped, he will go to any lengths to get them back alive…

Unable to have children of their own, Paul and Joanna travel to Colombia to adopt a baby girl. Smitten with their new daughter, the ecstatic couple ignore the dangers surrounding them.

But then, suddenly, the warning signs become a terrifying reality. Captured by leftwing militia, Paul is given a task: to deliver a deadly consignment to an address in New York in 18 hours. If he completes the task successfully, his wife and child will be returned to him. If he fails, he will never see them again…

An electrifying, adrenaline-fuelled thriller, Detour is an unforgettable read.

Derailed: the film

The film of James Siegel's novel Derailed is out now in the US, and released in the UK in February. It stars Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston. A film tie-in edition of the novel is published in the UK in January.