Darkening Skies (42 page)

Most people
in the small town of Dungirri have considered Morgan ‘Gil’ Gillespie a murderer for eighteen years, so he expects no welcome on his return. What he doesn’t expect is the discovery of a woman’s tortured body in the boot of his car, and new accusations of murder.

Wearied by too many deaths and doubting her own skills, local police sergeant Kris Matthews isn’t sure if Gil is a decent man wronged by life, or a brutal criminal she should be locking up. But she does know that he is not guilty of this murder because she is his alibi …

Between organised crime, police corruption and the town’s hatred, Gil has nowhere to hide. He needs to work out who’s behind the murder before his enemies try to harm the few people he cares about. Kris is determined to help him, but will their search for the truth make her the next target?

‘loyalty and romance combine with all the action to make a memorable story’
Woman’s Day

‘Nuanced … intriguing’
Weekend Australian

National Parks
Ranger Jo Lockwood is often alone in the wilderness, and she likes it that way – until she discovers the body of a man, brutally murdered.

Detective Nick Matheson’s posting to country New South Wales after years working undercover is supposed to be an uneventful return to normal duties. But he knows organised crime from the inside out and suspects that this victim is not an isolated murder.

As the body count starts mounting, Nick’s past and present collide, threatening the people he cares about most.

Jo is determined to do everything she can to help the investigation but she has seen the killer’s face and now she’s his next target.

Trapped in the rugged outback, pursued by hunters who can’t afford to fail, Nick and Jo will need to trust each other and act quickly if they want to survive.

‘a thrilling romance set in the wide open spaces of outback New South Wales’
Brisbane News