One Rose Less

Suburbia can be murder … especially with a neighbour like Rose …

Sydney, 1961

When Bob Clifton witnesses a disturbing event in a block of flats near his home, everyone tells him he must be imagining things.

But Bob can’t ignore his suspicion that he’s...Read more

Hell for Heather

Peter thinks he’s pulled off the perfect crime … but if Heather’s dead, where is her body?

Sydney, 1962

Peter Baxter can remember a time when he loved his wife, the beautiful, haughty Heather...Read more

A Wreath of Water Lilles

He doesn’t speak a word of French — but the language of murder is spoken everywhere…

Provence, 1960

When a chance meeting in Provence leads Detective Inspector Herbert Swinton to the strange vineyard home of...Read more

Goodbye Sweet William

It’s impossible for a man to be killed three times … isn’t it?

Sydney, 1959

When Detective Inspector Herbert Swinton is called in to investigate the murder of William Flecker at a sophisticated house party, there’s no shortage of suspects. A well-known writer and...Read more

Wax Flowers for Gloria

A Sydney detective has his work cut out when murder strikes on the shop floor…

Sydney, 1958

For Gloria Spink, other people are mere stepping stones on her personal path to success. Smart, sophisticated and utterly selfish, the wife of Spinks Store’s managing director...Read more