When three-year-old Robbie disappears on a blisteringly hot afternoon, panic grips everyone who loves him. A crowded beach. A moment’s distraction. A child gone.

But Detective Inspector Ziggy Thornes quickly realises this is no tragic accident and no random abduction.

DELIBERATE HARM is a dark, unflinching psychological crime novel about culpability, control, and the lies people tell themselves to justify the unforgivable. It asks how far someone can go in the name of love—and when protection becomes abuse.

Relentless, morally dangerous, and impossible to forget, this is a thriller for readers who don’t want easy villains or comforting answers.