Sanctuary

Grace met Alan Garrett in an orphanage where they both lived as children. In the home her name was Anita (or Neet) and she and Adam worked together learning how to become efficient burglars. Then Grace started working with Galt, a poor decision it turned out and one that antagonised Adam. Now Grace spent her life moving from one location to another throughout Australia constantly on the lookout for someone who might be following her. 

But Grace became tired of running and wanted to settle down in one place and live a relatively normal life. Then she met Erin Mandel and started working in Erin's antiques shop. Grace enjoyed this new life but still took precautions each day to ensure that she wasn't being followed. Grace and Erin became friends but Erin was also constantly on the lookout for someone from her past who may be following her. It soon became obvious that Erin also had a past and was also hiding her true identity.

Sanctuary by Gary Disher provides the individual stories of a group of people, including Grace and Erin, which then combine by the end of the novel. Initially I found it a little difficult working out who some of the male characters were until I had read time to really concentrate on reading. Admittedly a long power outage when I was reading at night didn't help. Reading with a torch can be a challenge. Next day I tried again and became involved in the suspense and fear created by the author as the two women deal with past events and strive to have a better future.