Philomena 'Phil' McCarthy is a promising young officer in the London Metropolitan police.Buteverything changes when she is called to the scene of a domesticassault. Unbeknownst to her, the abuser is a decorated detective andPhil's efforts to protect his girlfriend - Tempe Brown - from violenceresult in Phil being unjustly struck from the force.In thefallout, Phil begins to teach Tempe self-defence and they strike up atentative friendship. Tempe is thoughtful and sweet, and within a matterof weeks the two women are inseparable - talking, socialising andconfiding their deepest secrets in one another. But something isn'tright. Sinister things keep happening and, when a body is discovered,Phil realises that Tempe is hiding deadly secrets of her own. Secretsshe is willing to kill for . . .This pulse-racing standalonepsychological thriller from the internationally bestselling author ofThe Secrets She Keeps is Michael Robotham's finest yet, and confirms hisreputation as the Mastermind of Crime.