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Former London police officer Rose Campbell has been estranged from her daughter, Lou, for almost a decade. But when Lou disappears from a remote Western Australian beach, and the police suspect her of kidnapping the two young children in her care, Rose is asked to help bring Lou home. The police think Rose’s insights will lead them to Lou, but they don’t realise that Rose hardly knows her daughter anymore.
Bronte posted a drunken rant that went viral. It blew up in her face and she lost friends, work and her secure lifestyle. She escapes to an isolated and seemingly tranquil Wellness Retreat but soon discovers something disturbing. Are these people harmless cranks – or dangerous domestic terrorists?
It’s 1974 in the Riverina
The weather is hot
But the body in the Murray River is stone cold . . .
A captivating and compulsive crime thriller about guns, drugs and a young woman dead on the money.
Paige White had a beautiful life and she documented it closely for her online followers. Her last image before she died was ominous and everyone wants to know. Was it suicide or foul play?
What would you do if a group of itinerants set up camp in “your” park in your quiet suburban neighbourhood? This is a wonderfully provocative story about privilege, hypocrisy and justice.
Most rural noir is written by city dwellers. Not this one, and you will feel the authentic bush tones from the opening chapter. Detective Dave Burrows is back in this gritty, sometimes funny, and often tense story.
Zoe moved to Hollywood after her first novel failed to set the world on fire. She reunites with her old flame, now a major Hollywood star and he has a fan. A stalker, who recreates violent, creepy scenes from Zoe’s book. Except now she’s the victim.
It begins with needles in strawberries, then tampering with baby formula. Is it revenge, terrorism or a serial killer. In this complex story, we all want justice. Don’t we?
Codebreakers and Queensland police corruption feature in this historic crime novel set in Brisbane during WW2. An apparent suicide, then a tattooed arm found floating in the river… and a city full of US troops.
JUST ANNOUNCED: SHORTLISTED for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, this book opens with Greek Gods who have retired to modern day Sydney for an easy life. Or so they think.