'A creeping sense of dread builds to a shocking revelation in this assured mystery novel' Brian McGilloway'A cat-and-mouse psychological thriller' Sunday IndependentCAROLINE HAS A GOOD LIFE - a job she likes as a journalist at the local paper, and a daughter she'd do anything for.As the festive season begins, she's looking ahead, excited about spending quality time with her loved ones over the holidays. Until, when gift-shopping, she spots a frighteningly familiar figure in the crowd - a man she hasn't laid eyes onin more than twenty years.Suddenly she is jolted back to the secret past she hoped she'd put behind her forever. And this man does not want to stay forgotten. As Christmas nudges closer, she feels him closing in and decides to come up with a plan to keep him away from her family.But just how far will one woman go to protect a good life? And how far will one man go to destroy it?