By Jack Curtis writing as David Pascoe. When Kate finally plucks up the courage to dump her boyfriend Michael, her timing is disastrous as Michael becomes the victim of a professional hit. Before she knows what is happening, Kate has become the prime suspect and her first instinct is to run, but then she realises she can turn the tables.

Detective-Inspector Culley investigates a spate of apparently random murders and becomes as obsessed with the case as he is with patching up his failed marriage.