Body Guard by Claire McNab

Detective Inspector Carol Ashton appears fully recovered from a serious gunshot wound. But appearances can be deceptive.Carol is now questioning her most basic commitment - to a career that came close to taking her life.And now she is given a most unwelcome assignment. She must safeguard the abrasive Marla Strickland - the famous American feminist - whose talent for controversy is certain to create headlines during her visit to Australia.Marla, too, is reluctant to accept the necessity of a bodyguard and only the grisly death of one of her staff forces her to accept Carol's presence.Thrown uneasily together, neither woman has any real sense of the danger that waits for Marla. For a lethal game is in progress, with a group called Wellspring pulling the strings.Marla is their target - but once again, it is Carol in the line of fire.