Publisher's Synopsis
Grace Hughes: kicked to the bathroom floor by her partner, he back and side aching from where he slammed the door on her frail body, fighting to regain her breath, she can no longer ignore a simple truth: she must leave or he will kill her. Grace is a prisoner in her own home but she has a plan to get free. Detective Sergeant Maddie Ives is going to help her. Maddie now works with a team specialising in getting abused women to safety. She tells Grace to keep a diary, to write everything down so it forms part of the compelling evidence needed to send her abuser to prison. The detective doesn't know how bad it has got. Grace hasn't been completely honest. But Grace wants to tell her everything, and Maddie will make her safe.
