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Police Constable Philomena McCarthy rescues a young woman from an abusive relationship with a married man, but makes a dangerous enemy of the abuser, a decorated police detective. Phil and the young woman, Tempe, soon become friends, but Phil's fiance, Henry, finds her off-putting. Phil soon discovers that, as expected, the detective is also abusive to his wife. When Phil convinces her to get out of the house, her involvement could jeopardize her job and when her friendship with Tempe becomes complicated, it threatens her upcoming marriage to Henry. Robotham is the unsung hero of psychological thrillers. I never hear anything about him, but his books are always knockouts and this one is no exception.