White Noise
Prison psychologist Dr Laura Fleming is assigned charismatic inmate Justin Jones to assess for parole. Alarm bells ring. She knows Jones is too dangerous to release, but he’s got everyone fooled . . .
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Prison psychologist Dr Laura Fleming is assigned charismatic inmate Justin Jones to assess for parole. Alarm bells ring. She knows Jones is too dangerous to release, but he’s got everyone fooled . . .
They keep everyone’s secrets, until there’s a murder…
Sydney, 1965: After a chance encounter with a stranger, tea ladies Hazel, Betty and Irene become accidental sleuths, stumbling into a world of ruthless crooks and racketeers in search of a young woman believed to be in danger.
Sleep school at Southside private psych unit, however, turns out to have its own hazards. It’s bad enough that Natalie doesn’t really want to be there, that she wants to keep her professional status quiet and that she’s seen enough group therapy to be quite sure it’s not her thing. But then someone arrives who Natalie knows very well indeed—and not in a good way.
Callum Haffenden swore he’d never return to Granite Creek. But, thirty years after a life-shattering accident, he’s thrust back into the clutches of Far North Queensland and a local legend he worked hard to forget.
An atmospheric psychological thriller about a glamorous family living on the coast of southern Australia. 2023’s most addictive beach read. A perfect family. A devastating secret. Summer, 2000.
It was Hannah who found April’s body ten years ago.
It was Hannah who didn’t question what she saw that day.
Did her testimony put an innocent man in prison?
She needs to know the truth.
When Western Australian radio journalist Amy Rhinehart decides to use a crime podcast to explore a gruesome murder, she’s seeking ratings, awards and career glory. Her idea: to use the listeners of her radio show as its co-creators, with live-time calls and digital suggestion boards.
A week before polling day Lucy takes the family dog for a walk and doesn’t return. Justin is convinced Lucy has left him, but Gabby is certain her mother is missing and in trouble. Why isn’t her father looking?
A girl with a secret …
A murder that remains a mystery …
Forty years later, Emily’s murder remains unsolved. Her friends closed ranks, her family retreated inwards, the community moved on. But all that’s about to change.
Busy parents Mia and Ryan were devastated when their former nanny, Irish backpacker Tara, tragically disappeared. But that was two years ago. Now they want to move on and focus on their son … so why are the police questioning them again?