Cirrus@Austlit

'When Martin Stream, successful Australian business icon is murdered one morning on a Manly ferry on his way to work, local detective inspectors Georgia Show and Stephen French step in to solve the case. Martin, married with three adult children has a business empire spanning the globe. The police think they are close to a solution and probably suspects – when there is a second murder at the ghostly Quarantine Station in Manly. This time it’s a well dressed European woman – is there a connection?

'A Mother Without A Child, the first in the Manly Murder series by Gunilla Haglundh has been compared to the English series Midsomer Murders. You will be taken on a wild ride from the Italian mafia to unsavoury business deals to the Manly Quarantine’s history through to the final solutions for the murders. All is definitely not what it seems.

'This novel set in Sydney’s northern beaches is guaranteed to keep you guessing, while at the same time revealing much of beachside Manly’s history.' (Publisher's blurb)

'The body of teenager, Mandy Courtin, is found on the rocks at North Head along with a suicide note. As Detective Inspector Stephen French meets with the parents, little does he know this note will unravel a trail of school and Facebook bullying, underage sex, rape and cover ups. Why is visiting Chief Superintendent Tom Heinz, from the New York City Police Department Homicide Detectives so concerned about the dead girl?

'When the body of a young man washes up on Little Manly Cove, Detective Inspector Georgia Show is surprised to find a piece of green rope around his wrist. This looks to be an accidental drowning, but is it? A yellow kayak washes up at Dee Why Beach; can this hold the clue to what really happened? Is there any connection between the drowning and the suicide? What is happening on Sydney’s Northern Beaches?

'A Lifesaver’s Secret is the second in the Manly Murders series by Gunilla Haglundh, who has a knack for taking the reader through a tale of seemingly unconnected people, events, family secrets and social media bullying. There is definitely more to the green rope clue. This novel is guaranteed to keep you guessing until the last page.' (Publisher's blurb)