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Accidental shootings per year: 1,500

Accidental falls per year: 14,900

Accidental motor vehicle crashes per year: 43,200

'Accidental' deaths staged by professionals per year:

You have no idea.

Charlie Hardie is an ex-cop on the run from his past, who makes ends meet by working as a housesitter for the rich and famous in Los Angeles.

Charlie is guarding an isolated mansion in the Hollywood Hills when a coked-up D-list actress appears at the door, insisting she is being hunted by professional killers. At first Charlie thinks it's drug-induced paranoia, but when his car is stolen from in front of the house, and he spots a gunman hiding in the bushes nearby, he realises they are both in very serious trouble...

The stakes are high and the engine is hot in this action-packed UK debut from an explosive new thriller talent.