Was he taken by chance.. or by choice?
Some decisions cross a line and destroy everything beyond it.

When seven-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.

What happened to Robbie was deliberate. A line was crossed by adults who
believed they were justified—who convinced themselves that breaking the law
was the lesser evil.

As Ziggy unpicks the case, the evidence points not to a faceless predator, but
to calculated choices, carefully hidden motives, and a truth no one wants
exposed. Because admitting what really happened would mean admitting
intent.

This wasn’t a mistake.
It was a crime.

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.
Some crimes are acts of violence.
This one was an act of conviction.