In the US, a number of sexual assaults are reported against players in the Jersey Bombers football team. This is the last straw for the management, who decide to bring in an expert to investigate the claims and help reverse the violent culture.

They are pointed in the direction of a leading Australian forensic physician, the one person with the expertise for the job: Dr Anya Crichton. Due to Anya's work with Australian sporting agencies and the Government, she has become an expert in the incidence of sexual violence in relation to male sporting teams of all codes.

Assigned to help Anya with this mission is enigmatic private investigator Ethan "Catcher" Rye. Together with Ethan, Anya must deftly balance her responsibilities to the Bombers management with her increasing desire to see the perpetrators of these violent crimes brought to justice.

But it is only when the violence hits too close to home, and Anya's mettle is truly tested, that she makes the breakthrough in this investigation with shocking results.

Author Information

Kathryn Fox is a medical practitioner with a special interest in forensic medicine. She has worked as a family physician, medical journalist and freelance writer. Her debut novel, Malicious Intent, received international acclaim and won the 2005 Davitt award for best crime novel. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages.