Cirrus@Austlit

'A beautiful young woman is found murdered on a river bank, and Detective Harriet Blue is convinced she's the next victim of the worst serial killer Sydney has seen in decades.

'But the more Harriet learns, the more she realises this murder is not what she first thought. And her own life might be tangled up in the case.' (Publication summary)

'A chilling thriller set in the Australian Outback, from the pen of the world's bestselling writer, James Patterson and co-written with award-winning crime writer Candice Fox. The Australian Outback is the perfect hunting ground . . .

'Detective Harriet Blue needs to get out of town, fast.

'With her brother under arrest for a series of brutal murders in Sydney, Harry's chief wants the hot-headed detective kept far from the press. So he assigns her a deadly new case - in the middle of the Outback.

'Deep in the Western Australian desert, three young people have disappeared from the Bandya Mine. And it's Harry's job to track them down.

'But still reeling from events back home, and with a secretive new partner at her side, Harry's not sure who she can trust anymore.

'And, in this unforgiving land, she has no idea how close she is to a whole new kind of danger . . . ' (Publication summary)

'It’s not easy being a good detective - when your brother’s a serial killer.

'Sam Blue stands accused of the brutal murders of three young students, their bodies dumped near the Georges River. Only one person believes he is innocent: his sister, Detective Harriet Blue. And she’s determined to prove it.

'Except she’s now been banished to the outback town of Last Chance Valley (population 75), where a diary found on the roadside outlines a shocking plan – the massacre of the entire town. And the first death, shortly after Harry’s arrival, suggests the clock is already ticking.

'Meanwhile, back in Sydney, a young woman holds the key to crack Sam’s case wide open.

'If only she could escape the madman holding her hostage . . .'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Harriet Blue – a detective with nothing more to lose – must decide whether or not to cross the ultimate line in the third explosive thriller in James Patterson's bestselling Australian series.

'Detective Harriet Blue is clear about two things. Regan Banks deserves to die. And she’ll be the one to pull the trigger.

'But Regan – the vicious serial killer responsible for destroying her brother’s life – has gone to ground.

'Suddenly, her phone rings. It’s him. Regan.

'‘Catch me if you can,’ he tells her.

'Harriet needs to find this killing machine fast, even if the cost is her own life. So she follows him down the Australian south coast with only one thing on her mind.

'Revenge is coming, and her name is Harriet Blue …'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Harriet Blue used to be a detective. Now she’s inmate 3329.

'Prison is a dangerous place for a former cop – as Harriet Blue is learning on a daily basis.

'So, following a fight for her life and a prison-wide lockdown, the last person she wants to see is Deputy Police Commissioner Joe Woods. The man who put her inside.

'But Woods is not there to gloat. His daughter Tonya and her two-year-old child have gone missing.

'He’s ready to offer Harriet a deal: find his family to buy her freedom…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.