In the sleepy town of Evelyn Bay in Tasmania, people struggle to forget. It has always been the case; everyone knows everyone else’s business, there is no hiding in a place where the so-called high-rises are just two storeys. So when Kieran reappears with his girlfriend Mia and baby daughter…
“Only those familiar with the Hamptons, in New York State, knew what happened on July 30th, 1994, in a small, swanky Oceanside resort called Orphea.” (Page 7) It was opening night of the Orphea Theatre Festival. It was also the day that Meghan Padalin was shot in the back of…
Could you live with the person convicted of a crime against you? “I do not want him here.” (Page 1) Understandably I am not sure I would want to occupy the same space as the person accused of killed a loved one either. “The cell was small, the same footprint…
Sangin, Afghanistan June 2008 Tony Blunt always screws up. It seems he can’t help himself and everyone in his squadron is aware of it. So would you really want him as your backup? Unfortunately, he is all they have. Surprisingly he doesn’t screw up quite as much as everyone expects…
Back in the 1980’s Diana Davis found herself, after the death of her infamous bank-robbing husband, as head of one of the most notorious families known in the gangland underworld. She may have been a woman in a predominately man’s world, but there was no one brave enough to mess…
During the prologue of Red Desert, we get a visual impression of just how dangerous the oil industry can be. A team is sent out on an operation and during what should have been a routine scout of the local land, there is an accident. A figure steps out in…
“She can sense him standing over her now, wheezing like an old man. The stink of cigarettes fills her nose. If she looked up she would see those dark-grey eyes staring down at her. Instinctively she pulls the duvet a fraction higher over her face. But she can’t hide. The…
DI Costello is done. No longer does she feel that she has respect for her boss or the force. She knows with all her senses that George Haggerty has killed his family yet he has an airtight alibi; the bloody Scottish Police Force. It seems that George Haggerty has managed…
Elijah is a troubled young lad. There is something spooking him at home but his vagueness only leads the reader to speculate for themselves. Something has happened to him to cause a trip to the police station but other than a hint, we are none the wiser at this stage…
“She stabbed her husband while he was sleeping and then cut off his head with a pair of garden shears.” The actions of Belen Vasquez, a client of Maya Seale, may seem extreme, but how does anyone know how they would respond to years of abuse. When enough is enough…