Between the partying group of former female inmates and Sally the policewoman, this book has quite a variety of female characters. I am interested to learn what the former prison pals have up their sleeves, and I sense a possible second story woven into the plot with Sally and her male partner who saves her life in the mysterious cottage. At first I was not sure if I had previously read this book, but since this is promoted as a new series, it must beI just a reappearing character that threw me off track.