First published 2017
Detective Harriet Blue sits in her boss's office at Sydney police headquarters, unprepared for the bombshell about to drop. Her brother has become the prime suspect in three brutal women's murders. The news leaves Harry reeling in disbelief. To escape the media circus, her superiors transfer her to Perth and dispatch her into the remote outback known as the never never. Her new assignment involves tracking down Danny Carter, a missing mine worker in a corrupt mining town where money flows freely and morals run thin. Harry discovers the miners live murky lives filled with vice and secrets. As she digs deeper into Danny's disappearance, a disturbing pattern emerges. Danny is not the first person to vanish without a trace from this isolated community. Harry must navigate the town's web of corruption and danger while grappling with the devastating possibility that her own brother could be a killer.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, sibling-conflict
Setting: Australia, Perth, Sydney
Period: 21st-century
363 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: violence