AustLit

'Successful family law attorney Mallory Patterson was ten years old when she was abandoned by her mother. Forced to grow up quickly, Mallory’s managed to push the hurt away and make something of her life. She’s proud of what she’s achieved. Even better, she gets to work in the same firm as her beloved father. Then a body is discovered buried inside a cave and Mallory’s hard-fought stability is turned on its end.

'Detective Sergeant Rafe Connelly has his own demons to battle. As a child, he was a victim of domestic abuse. He hasn’t spoken to his father for fifteen years and that’s just how he likes it.

'When he’s put in charge of identifying the body found buried in a cave, he has no idea the chain of events he’s about to trigger. Shock, devastation, fury, disbelief… And that’s just the beginning…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.