Black River

The elite neighborhoods of Sydney are becoming a serial killers hunting ground. But for a cityand a detectiveon the edge, not everything is as it seems in a twisting novel of suspense. During a stifling summer in Sydney, the body of a chaplains daughter is found wrapped in black plastic on the deserted grounds of an elite boarding school. Is it the work of the killer whos been stalking the privileged neighborhoods along the Parramatta River? Gut instinct tells Detective Sergeant Rose Riley something even more devious might be at play. Eager to find the so-called Blue Moon Killer before he strikes again, Riley forms an uneasy alliance with Adam Bowman, a journalist with a valuable, and unsettling, link to the schools history. As Rileys investigation takes her deep into the secret lives of Sydneys prominent citizens, Bowman delves into the darkest places of his own childhood for answers. When their paths converge, Riley must use every bit of her cunning to stop another murder. Excavating Bowmans past might just be the key to unlocking the case. Or it could prove to be Rileys undoing. Because clue by clue shes being pulled into the sights of a killer.