From the Ashes

No good deed goes unpunished, as we discover in Tharp's second suspense novel. This fast paced thriller will make you think twice about who you trust.

Rachel McGill is called to help sift through the ashes of a house fire by her best friend, Thomas, a local fireman. The victimized homeowner has no family and has endured caregiver abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. There isn't much left after the drug using caregiver and her boyfriend get done squatting and selling off the furniture. When a stash of drugs is found, the police are called, and Detective Michael Stevens investigates. Sparks fly between Rachel and Michael and threaten to ignite. While the homeowner is in the hospital the caregiver from Hades and her beau harasses Rachel, looking for their "property." Will the duo be caught before Rachel becomes another victim?