Blood river. Tony Cavanaugh. 2019.

Brisbane 1999. It’s hot. Stormy. Dangerous. The waters of the river are rising. The rains won’t stop. People’s nerves are on edge. And then…..

A body is found.

And then another.

And another.

The victims are all men. The killings brutal, ritualised. Homicide Detective Constable Lara Ocean is facing her first serial killer investigation. She knows the theory, she’s read about Bundy, Handley and the BTK killer. But, in this case, could a seventeen-year-old private school girl really be guilty? Lara knows, get it right, you’re a hero and the city is a safer place. Get it wrong and you destroy a young life. And a killer will remain free.

Brisbane 2019. The city is in drought. The floods, and fear, are a memory. A prisoner is finally ready to admit their guilt. And a murderer has the chance to kill again. Soon, the rain will fall…..and everyone will know the truth.