Claire Douglas’s newest novel, “The Family Friend,” features Imogen Cooke, a television journalist whose career has been derailed. While pursuing a lead tied to a fraud investigation, her zeal took her a little too far, and she was caught breaking the law. Her livelihood is on shaky ground, and she’s having to rely on her long-term partner, Josh, for support.
Josh is an engineer with a steady career, and their relationship is loving and stable. Her older sister Alison has dubbed him “Steady Eddie.” Imogen is drawn to his stability, considering that her chaotic and abusive father is currently serving a life sentence for murdering her mother.
