From the multi-million-copy bestselling author of Richard & Judy Summer 2021 Pick When She Was Good, comes a gripping new standalone thriller
Philomena McCarthy has defied the odds and become a promising young officer with the Metropolitan Police despite being the daughter of a notorious London gangster. Called to the scene of a domestic assault, she rescues a young woman, Tempe Brown, the girlfriend of a decorated detective. The incident is hushed up, but Phil has unwittingly made a dangerous enemy with powerful friends.
Determined to protect each other, the two women strike up a tentative friendship. Tempe is thoughtful and sweet and makes herself indispensable to Phil, but sinister things keep happening and something isn''t quite right about the stories Tempe tells. When a journalist with links to Phil''s father and to the detective is found floating in the Thames, Phil doesn''t know where to turn, who to blame or who she can trust.
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PRAISE FOR MICHAEL ROBOTHAM''S THRILLERS:
''An absolute master'' Stephen King
''I love this guy''s books'' Lee Child
''He writes in a voice with a haunting sense of soul'' Peter James
''Heart-stopping, heart-breaking and heart-wrenching'' Val McDermid
''Robotham is the real deal'' David Baldacci
''He invests suspense with such a strong emotional pull. No one else comes close'' Linwood Barclay
''Will have you turning the pages compulsively'' The Times
