Dead Tide
Newly promoted Superintendent Jack Hawksworth’s investigation leads him to Adelaide where he identifies a cynical international crime consortium that preys on the anguish of childless couples and vulnerable women.
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Suburban True Crime: Australian cases you’ll never forget and some you’ve never heard of
Emily Webb, co-host of the popular Australian True Crime podcast details chilling cases of murder and crime that have happened in the quiet streets of Australia’s suburbs.
LOCKED WARD
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.
THE WHISPERING
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.
The Summer Party
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.
THE IT GIRL
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.
DOUBLE LIVES
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.
THE MAP OF NIGHT
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?
GIRL, FORGOTTEN
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.
THE OTHER SIDE OF HER
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?