Cirrus@Austlit

'Disillusioned crime reporter George ‘Jogger’ Jensen has quit his job at a major newspaper in Melbourne and sought refuge in his childhood seaside home town of Portarlington on the Bellarine Peninsula to contemplate his future.

'Within a week he comes face-to-face with the last thing he thought he’d see in the sleepy seaside town: the body of a young unidentified woman being fished out of the sea.' (Publication summary) 

'George now a columnist on the Bellarine Courier discovers through the police the scattered bones of an old murder victim, Nearby they find grainy black & white photographs and a Flanders’ Badge- a flower of remembrance for those who suffered or died.

'The Courier which gets immersed in this cold case. It quickly develops into a race against time to put names to the photos as the Poppy Day killers tentacles creep into the present day.

'A twisting tale of passion, secrets and vengeance on the Bellarine Peninsula reaching back to the dark.' (Publication summary)