Ten years ago, her best friend vanished. Now, she’s back to uncover the truth—and a killer is watching.
For FBI Special Agent Eden Cross, returning to Adamstown isn’t a homecoming—it’s a reckoning. Still haunted by the night Morgan disappeared without a trace, Eden has spent too many days chasing ghosts.
But now, human remains have surfaced in the abandoned Raven’s Lake Mine, and Eden is done waiting for answers.
Lurking in the shadows is a predator known as The Collector—meticulous, patient, and always watching. For years, he has hunted in silence, choosing his victims carefully. And now, Eden’s search has put her in his sights.
As she follows the trail of a killer who has remained hidden for too long, the past begins to unravel in ways she never expected. But in a town where everyone has secrets, the truth is more terrifying than she ever imagined—and someone will do anything to keep it buried.
A woman goes out for groceries. She never comes back. And the man demanding answers just might be the one hiding the truth.
Detective Bonnie Hunter is supposed to be taking a break. After a domestic violence call-out ended in tragedy, she’s sidelined, angry – and haunted by what she couldn’t prevent.
But when a young Sydney woman disappears from a quiet holiday town, a former mentor pulls Bonnie back in. Just take a look, he says. Tell me what you see.
Juliet Keller is missing. Her car’s parked on the village main street. Her phone and keys – dropped in the grass. Her husband, Sam, says she vanished without a trace.
But Sam Keller’s anger simmers too close to the surface. His story is too polished. And the more Bonnie sees, the more her instincts start screaming. Because men like Sam don’t always leave marks – but they do leave scars.
Now Bonnie must find out what really happened to Juliet Keller – and whether the truth is something no one’s ready to face.
Someone wants London Baines dead. Only his luck has kept him breathing so far. But luck runs out.
Rafferty gets the call from Herbert Baines, self-styled tycoon and over-protective father. Someone’s targeting his son—London, a tabloid magnet with more enemies than sense. His car is firebombed. A bloody package gets delivered. No real harm done. Not yet. But Daddy wants it handled, and he’s willing to pay for discretion.
Rafferty figures it’ll be an easy payday. Babysit a spoiled rich kid, collect the check, move on. But it doesn’t take long before things get serious. Shots fired. Bodies drop. And suddenly Rafferty’s dodging bullets and dragging London out of trouble he doesn’t even understand.
The cops are chasing headlines. The press is chasing ratings. And someone else is still chasing London—with a scope and a silencer.
Now Rafferty has to get serious—before the next shot isn’t a warning.
Bonnie Hunter has dedicated her career to locking up rapists.
While her track record for putting them behind bars is second-to-none, one particularly nasty character has eluded her for years. His penchant for cutting out the tongues of his victims to stop them talking has made him rather difficult to catch.
But he’s just made his first mistake.
Cooper and Quinn have their own problems. With a vigilante killer amongst them, they’re racing the clock to figure out who’s taking justice into their own hands before the press get wind of it and send the vigilante to ground.
Thrown together when the rapist commits his first murder, Bonnie, Cooper, and Quinn team up to stop a ruthless killer with a fresh taste for blood. But will they catch him before the vigilante does?
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