FOX, KATHRYN

Detective Kate Farrer returns to duty after three months of stress leave. Fearing that she has lost her edge, she reluctantly partners homicide newcomer, Oliver Parke. They are immediately thrown into the investigation of a young woman who has been murdered and burnt beyond recognition. The post-mortem reveals she had recently given birth, but there is no sign of the baby. With homicide short-staffed and overloaded, Kate and Oliver are also ordered to investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl. When detectives find drugs and photos of naked women in a suspect's apartment, they wonder if they have uncovered a serial date rapist-turned-murderer. Shocking links to the crimes emerge and Kate Farrer's past demons come back to haunt her. But she must fight them - her partner's life depends on it.

Estimated despatch 14-20 days after ordering.