Nominated for the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel
Rachael Schlank is a straight-talking detective who's always felt like a fish out of water, bouncing between departments over the years. Now she's finally found a home in Victoria Police's Cold Case Unit.
When a vigilante starts targeting hunters, leaving clues about a long-ago cold case, Rachael is asked to join a task force investigating the crimes ā¦ along with a former colleague, whose dangerous temper has already made an impact on her life.
In order to crack the case, Rachael finds herself challenging her own ideas about justice and morality. And before it's over, she must also face down her own history, risking it all to solve the case...
The past is never over. She will make sure of it.
āStunning novel. Builds and builds with twists I didn't see coming. This is a book that will really make you think differently about a lot of things. I am still thinking about it days later. Highly recommended. 5-starsā GOODREADS
"One of the best crime mystery books I have read. It features a female Australian detective and is set around a crime spree by a vigilante. The plot is fascinating and builds to a climax that knocked my proverbial socks off. 5-starsā WATERSTONES (UK).
āThis is one of the best books I have read in recent years. If you are a fan of mystery/suspense novels this will definitely get you hooked in the early chaptersā¦.Give this book a shot you won't be disappointed, it's a thrilling read with a lot of substance not found in most works of fiction. 5-starsā Amazon Review (UK).
āI loved this book. Fantastic plot, fast moving, great charactersā¦could not put it down! 5-starsā Amazon review (US).