6th in Maureen Carter's Birmingham-based 'Bev Morriss' police series. When family loyalties are at stake, can a woman can be as hard as a man? 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 cop - and there are villains to battle, as well as demons. Enter the Sandman, a vicious serial burglar who wears a clown mask and plays mind-games with his victims. When the violence spirals into abduction, blackmail and murder, the bad guys soon discover Bev is in no mood to play...