Catherine Bailey has been enjoying the single life long enough to know a catch
when she sees one. Gorgeous, charismatic and spontaneous, Lee seems almost too
perfect to be true. And her friends clearly agree, as each in turn falls under
his spell. But what begins as flattering attentiveness and passionate sex turns
into raging jealousy, and Catherine soon learns there is a darker side to Lee.
His increasingly erratic, controlling behaviour becomes frightening, but no one
believes her when she shares her fears. Increasingly isolated and driven into
the darkest corner of her world, a desperate Catherine plans a meticulous
escape. Four years later, Lee is behind bars and Catherine?now
Cathy?compulsively checks the locks and doors in her apartment, trusting no one.
But when an attractive upstairs neighbour, Stuart, comes into her life, Cathy
dares to hope that happiness and love may still be possible . . . until she
receives a phone call informing her of Lee's impending release. Soon after,
Cathy thinks she catches a glimpse of the former best friend who testified
against her in the trial; she begins to return home to find objects subtly
rearranged in her apartment, one of Lee's old tricks. Convinced she is back in
her former lover's sights, Cathy prepares to wrestle with the demons of her past
for the last time. Utterly convincing in its portrayal of obsession, Into the
Darkest corner is an ingeniously structured and plotted tour de force of
suspense that marks the arrival of a major new talent.