A deadly fire. A missing woman. Ruthless gangsters on the run. Welcome to Murder Out West - Volume 3, a pulse-pounding collection of true-crime inspired mysteries set against the striking landscapes and hidden underworlds of Western Australia.
This third installment in the acclaimed Murder Out West series plunges readers into three new, edge-of-your-seat investigations where nothing is quite what it seems, and justice is always hard-won.
Hacked
A high-tech cybercrime goes viral in a violent cycle of extortion, fire, and homicide. What starts as a cutting-edge bank heist quickly pulls detectives into a dark world of Asian crime syndicates, bent businessfolk, and desperate thugs. Spying, online trails, and the ever-present threat of treachery keep investigators one step short of catastrophe. As the pursuit progresses from high-tech Perth offices to dirty warehouses and dangerous street corners, the distinction between hunter and hunted becomes faint. Can the police solve the case before another body hits the ground, or are the hackers too far ahead?
Lily by the River
When Lily White's body turns up on the Avon River's banks outside York, the close community is rocked to its very foundations. She was not a girl who had enemies, dark secrets, or so it was thought. Detectives soon find themselves with a knotty web of lies about mistaken identity, revenge, and a background of destruction and betrayal. From anxious salon owners to enigmatic phone callers and revenge-seeking women living in assumed roles, each lead reveals yet another disturbing truth. In one case where passion has taken precedence over sense, the pursuit of Lily's murderer brings not one, but a series of tragedy to light that stretches over many years.
Murder by Moonlight
On the motorways in the east, a truck driver stops to assist stranded strangers, not knowing he has helped fugitives from a gruesome double homicide. That sets off a determined chase through the vast expanse of the Australian outback as detectives piece together eyewitness accounts, forensic evidence, and an increasing number of accomplices assisting the killers on the run. With brutal suspects on the move and police services stretched to the limit, time is against them. Will justice prevail before fugitives disappear into the dark forever?
Step into the world of detectives who refuse to give up, where justice is never simple, and every truth comes at a cost.
