Love can destroy. Obsession can kill. Emma Hatcher has all that Rose Wilks lacks. Effortless beauty. A loving husband. A healthy son. Until tragedy strikes, leaving Rose the only suspect – and, ultimately, the only one held responsible. Now, after nearly five years in prison, Rose is just weeks away from freedom. If she is granted parole. Probation officer Cate Austin must decide whether Rose is remorseful for the shocking crime that put her behind bars, or whether she remains a threat to society. As Cate is drawn in, she begins to doubt her own judgement. Where is the line between love and obsession? Can justice be served and, if so … by what means? 

Ruth Dugdall