The Last Dry Stair

About this book

Ruth Cresswell is closing a Bristol flood-control site before a storm when a phone rings on a line that should be disconnected. Underground, seven workers are trapped behind a door the rising river has pinned shut. The official plans show their refuge filled with concrete. Ruth signed the certificate. With the evening tide threatening to drown the chamber, she must find a way through a building that no longer matches its drawings—and persuade the people below to trust her instructions. But how do you lead a rescue when your own signature says there is nobody to save?