A woman beaten to death with a hammer. A man shot in cold blood. A crooked cop taking backhanders: but barrister Clara Pascal thinks she is taking on a simple child custody case. Traumatised by her own experiences as a kidnap victim, Clara works to keep the shadows of the past from affecting her friends, family and work. But the dreams don't get any easier and the past won't go away. Then Clara finds herself thrown back into a crime investigation she wants nothing to do with. Her client is a convicted killer, one who stalks and photographs young women - so why does Clara believe that he's innocent? Risking everything, Clara sets out to prove that the past has no hold on the future - while a killer comes ever closer to making her the next victim. Murphy's excellent books are all concerned with the psychology of both the violent criminal and the victim of crime, and the new book will add lustre to her reputation.
