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Miriam Caine, aged seventy, is dining with her son when she bursts into
flames in the restaurant of a five-star hotel. The restaurant's
manager, Troy Berrigan, is first to her aid, but the woman later dies
of her injuries. When investigators find accelerants on the victim's
face and clothing, the incident becomes a police matter, and attention
is turned to Berrigan, a fallen hero cop, who fits the arsonist
profile. Berrigan knows he's not the killer, but he also knows that at
the time of the incident, he was the only person close enough to have
set her on fire. When he's connected to another death, Troy must do all
he can to discover what really happened to Miriam Caine.
Her death preludes a spate of apparently unconnected acid and arson
attacks around Sydney. Is it the beginning of an orchestrated campaign
of terror? And is Troy Berrigan the perpetrator or an innocent
bystander caught up in a terrible train of events?
While on study leave, Detective Sergeant Jill Jackson becomes caught up
in the investigation. Working with Federal Agent Gabriel Delahunt, she
is determined to find out what happened to Miriam Caine, because this
case for her is not only about murder and maiming in Sydney: this case
will change Jill Jackson's life forever.
About The Author
Dr Leah Giarratano has had a long career as a clinical
psychologist. Her professional background offers a unique selling point
in this genre and gives an authenticity to her writing. Leah is an
expert in psychological trauma, sex offences and psychopathology and
has had many years assessing psychopaths and treating their victims.
She has worked in psychiatric hospitals, with the defence force, and in
the corrections system with offenders who suffer severe personality
disorders.
She has assessed and treated survivors of just about every
imaginable psychological trauma, including: hostages; war veterans;
rape, assault and accident victims; and has worked with police, fire
and ambulance officers. In 2009 Leah began her television career,
presenting Channel 7's top rating Beyond the Darklands program, on
which Leah was the expert psychologist who delved into the psyche of
Australia's most fearsome criminals.
Reviewed By Chris Bilkey, Crime Buzz Editor
This is a home-grown chiller from the Australian mistress of the genre!
Miriam Caine, is dining with her son when she bursts into flames in an upmarket restaurant. The manager, Troy Berrigan, is first to her aid, but the old woman later dies of her injuries. When accelerants are found on the victim, police attention is turned to
Berrigan, a fallen hero cop, who fits the arsonist profile.
Her death preludes a spate of apparently unconnected acid and arson attacks around Sydney. Is it the beginning of an orchestrated campaign
of terror? And is Troy Berrigan the perpetrator or an innocent bystander caught up in a terrible train of events?
While on study leave, Detective Sergeant Jill Jackson becomes caught up in the investigation. Working with Federal Agent Gabriel Delahunt, she is determined to find out what happened, because this case for her is not only about murder and maiming in Sydney: this case will change her life forever.
Tautly written, and drawing on the author's background as a clinician dealing with psychopathology, the story rings true as a bell, and does not let go.
