Alone by Lisa Gardner

As a sniper with the elite Massachusetts State Police SWAT Team, Bobby Dakota saved a woman and her young son by shooting her armed husband. But vicious rumors begin to circulate the next morning and then Bobby loses his gun and his privileges. It turns out the dead man was the son of a prominent Boston judge and had accused his wife of poisoning their son. Facing awkward stares and a crippling wrongful death lawsuit, Bobby begins his own investigation into the fateful shooting-and a fight to reclaim the life he holds dear. As the trail takes him into a twisted minefield of sordid wealth and family secrets, he is learning that nothing - and no one - is what they seem.

I listened to this on CD and did find myself rolling my eyes during the scenes focusing on Catherine when she would work herself up into a frenzy. It was hard to feel sorry for her when so much of her problems were self made. Some of the best parts of the book were when Bobby was talking to his shrink - mandated by his forced time off. She really helped him delve into himself to find out what motivates him to helping Catherine. He is forced to explore his own painful childhood and his relationship with his parents.

It was interesting to me that this book was written by a woman as she really made the female characters either very weak or manipulative. It was a good story and honestly I'm still not sure after I finished it how much of this was arranged by Catherine or just happenstance.