Cirrus@Austlit

'Can she be saved … from herself?

'Back after suspension, Detective Sergeant Robert Cardilini just wants to get on with the job. But his bosses have other ideas and partner him with an eager, young detective named Lorraine Spencer. To make matters worse, the pair are tasked with solving domestic violence cases. Cardilini thinks it's a waste of time: without the support of the courts, the police are hamstrung. Spencer knows better.

'When they find a young woman bleeding and tied to a chair in a suburban kitchen, they chalk it up as another hopeless case. But as they start investigating, they realise the woman is a willing participant in a sinister game of exploitation run by the highest echelons of business and government.

'Desperate to unravel the mystery and shake up the system, Spencer goes out on a limb. But will her partner support her, or will she be thrown to the wolves?

'A dark and compulsive crime thriller for fans of Ian Rankin, Michael Robotham, Jane Harper and A.J. Finn.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'When a boarding master at an exclusive boys’ school is shot dead, it is deemed accidental. The usually drunk and lazy Detective Cardilini becomes riled by the arrogance of those involved. With no real evidence, he declares the shooting a murder and puts himself on a collision course with the powerful and elite of Perth. As he peels back layers, the school’s dark secrets begin to emerge. An atmospheric crime novel with a burning moral dilemma at its heart— the first in a series set in 1960s Western Australia.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.