OPIS
Police Lieutenant Phoebe Mac Namara found her calling at an early age when an unstable man broke into her family`s home, trapping and terrorising them for hours. Now she`s Savannah`s top hostage negotiator, defusing powder-keg situations and has a talent for knowing when to give in - and when to jump in and take action. It`s satisfying work - and sometimes those skills come in handy at home dealing with her precocious seven-year-old, Carly, and her agoraphobic mother, still traumatised by the break-in after all these years. It`s exactly that heady combination of steely courage and sensitivity that first attracts Duncan Swift to Phoebe. After watching her talk one of his employees off of a roof ledge, he is committed to keeping this intriguing, take-charge woman in his life. She`s used to working solo, but Phoebe`s finding that no amount of negotiation can keep Duncan at arm`s length. And when she`s grabbed by a man who throws a hood over her head and brutally assaults her - in her own precinct house - Phoebe can`t help but be deeply shaken. Then threatening messages show up on her doorstep, and she`s not just alarmed but frustrated. How do you go face-to-face with an opponent who refuses to look you in the eye?