AustLit

'The case is cold. All hope is lost. Suddenly, the future collides with the past.

'In the dead of night, teenage runaway Annabelle Brown vanishes in the rugged Blue Mountains west of Sydney in a shroud of mystery and intrigue. Twenty-seven years later, with no body, no clues and no leads, the case remains unsolved.

'Then reformed Kings Cross drug dealer Antonio ‘Ant’ Fitzpatrick runs into his old flame Christine Long, a prostitute turned jewellery designer for the elite, and the criminal underground drags them back to their dark pasts. Bright, young detective Louise Whadary, determined to solve this cold case, discovers some hidden clues and their lives start to unravel as the secrets they buried come back to haunt them.

'As investigators close in on a murder suspect, Annabelle’s family realise it’s never too late to discover the truth. But will that truth ever be found?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A teenage runaway

'Sydney teen Keely Johnson went missing in 1988. Five years on, with her family ripped apart by the grief of her disappearance, her younger sister Ashley remains determined to never give up hope of finding her.

'An unsolved disappearance

'From the outside looking in, Clive and Ayala Philips were living a privileged and happy life, flitting between their outback NSW property and their city and overseas luxury apartments. But after Ayala disappears without a trace and the mystery unravels, it appears their lives were not so perfect after all.

'A murder confession without a body

'Bourke teenager Sarah-Jayne Hart goes for a late afternoon walk but doesn’t come home. It doesn’t take long for police to find their suspect and he is quick to confess to her murder. But what has he done with her body? Did he really kill her or is she still out there somewhere?

'A body buried in the bush

'Who is the mystery woman buried west of nowhere, with the random clue s.k.y. which nobody can connect?

'A young female detective

'Detective Rhiannon McVee has left the bright lights of Sydney to be closer to the cowboy of her dreams, Mac, and the vast outback that is her home. But her missing persons cases keep dragging her back to the city streets and away from her true loves. While she continues searching desperately for all those who are lost, will Mac wait for her?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Keely and Toby are still missing. Then Brian goes missing after going on a rampage in his suburban inner city home. Then Ayala Philips, mother of four and wife of a successful international businessman and sheep and cattle station owner, has evil thoughts about her husband Clive and disappears in the vast Australian outback without a trace. While young Kings Cross policewoman Rhiannon McVee navigates her way around a corrupt inner Sydney culture to get into the Detective’s unit, she remains determined to be the one to find them. But as tragedy after tragedy unfolds on the job, Rhiannon must face her own personal tragedy, before she becomes lost to the love of her life, Mac, and lost to herself. And if Rhiannon disappears, who will find the missing people?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When one goes missing, many more are lost. The year is 1988 and people are missing. When Rhiannon McVee swaps her cowboy boots for police-issue brogues, and leaves her new love behind in the Australian outback for the bright lights of Sydney, it appears to be her destiny to find them. But from the isolated Queensland outback to the packed city streets of Kings Cross, Rhiannon learns the hard way when so many slip unnoticed through the cracks, finding them is never as easy as it seems.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The year is 1988 and 16-year old Annabelle Brown from northern Queensland runs away from her family and friends for the bright lights of somewhere new. She ends up in Kings Cross in Sydney where her life takes some dark twists and turns. Inspired by a true family tragedy, 'Write About Me' is a heart-wrenching story about a teenage runaway who doesn’t come home.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.