Police Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara found her calling young, whenever a violently unstable man broke into her family’s house, trapping and terrorizing them all night. Now she’s Savannah’s best hostage negotiator, who places her life on the line each day to defuse powder-keg situations. Phoebe understands when to reach out and when to pull back – so when to leap in and take action, even if this means risking everything.

It’s satisfying function – and sometimes those skills can be found in handy in the home when about Great Noon Phoebe deals with her agoraphobic mother, still traumatized with the break-in after all these years, and her precocious seven-year-old girl, Carly.

It’s specifically that heady combination of steely courage and awareness that 1st attracts Duncan Swift to Phoebe. After watching her talk one of is own workers off a roofing ledge, he is focused on keeping this interesting, take-charge female in his life. Phoebe’s used to operating single, but she’s discovering that no amount of negotiation can keep Duncan at arm’s size.

When she’s grabbed by a man who throws a hood more than her head and brutally assaults her – in her very own precinct house – Phoebe can’t help being deeply shaken. So when threatening messages appear on her behalf doorstep, she’s not just alarmed but frustrated. How do you proceed face-to-face with an opposition who won’t look you in the attention?

Today, with Duncan support her up every step of just how, she must establish connection with the faceless tormentor who’s determined to make her a hostage to fear – before she becomes the final showdown.