''If you''re after the perfect pick-me-up take-me-away-from-the-world read then she''s your woman'' The Guardian ''Nora Roberts is quite simply a one-woman phenomenon'' Heat ''I love Nora Roberts'' Stephen King Abigail Lowery has a dark and terrifying secret. Aged just sixteen she witnessed a shocking mafia murder. Narrowly escaping with her life she was forced to leave her old identity - even her real name - behind for good. Fifteen years later Abigail is still hiding from the world - a semi-recluse in the quiet rural town of Bickford Arkansas. She has convinced herself that this is all she needs: peace safety. and her faithful guard dog Bert. Perhaps now at last she can stop running. But Brooks Gleason the local chief of police has other ideas. Abigail intrigues him - and he''d like nothing better than to break through the walls she has built around herself. His persistence and determination to uncover the truth is unsettling exciting - and dangerous. One way or another it will change both their lives for ever. . Language: English