Detective Sergeant Bev Morriss is in a very dark place. Personal tragedy has pushed her close to self-destruct mode; both colleagues and friends have started to give her a wide berth. But Bev is still a dedicated cop—and there are villains to battle, as well as demons. Enter the Sandman, a vicious serial burglar who disguised in a clown mask plays evil mind-games with his victims. But when the violence spirals into abduction, blackmail and murder, the bad guys soon discover Bev is in no mood to play.