Jenkins figures out that they are going to going to place her case on a back burner. She knows they are occupied with the serial rapist case, so she claims that she was raped by Haworth, to get them to look more seriously at her case.  When Zailor and Waterhouse arrive at Haworth’s home, they find the missing man on the floor, oozing blood from several knife wounds, with his wife the apparent suspect.

This story is full of twists and turns and lots of extra excitement that never feels a bit contrived, if you know what I mean. It is not the stodgy type of mystery that we all have read a thousand times.  If you want to find out about this one, pick it up, you will not be disappointed.  It is a really great thriller that will keep you glued to your chair and looking out the window every once in a while to make sure that you are alone and not being watched.

Hurting Distance is a book that makes you think about your relationships and whether or not you’re at a distance that would allow you to be hurt, thus the title.  Ms. Hannah is a winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award for one of her previous short stories.  She is an excellent writer who weaves a substantial story about love, something we all have in our lives at one time or another.