Its not easy being a good detectivewhen your brothers a serial killer.

Sam Blue stands accused of the brutal murders of three young students, their bodies dumped near the Georges River. Only one person believes he is innocent: his sister, Detective Harriet Blue. And shes determined to prove it.

Except shes now been banished to the outback town of Last Chance Valley (population 75), where a diary found on the roadside outlines a shocking plan the massacre of the entire town. And the first death, shortly after Harrys arrival, suggests the clock is already ticking.

Meanwhile, back in Sydney, a young woman holds the key to crack Sams case wide open.

If only she could escape the madman holding her hostage . . .

James Patterson (Author) JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 375 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades the Alex Cross, Womens Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers.

James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, House of Robots, Confessions, and Maximum Ride series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. Candice Fox (Author) Candice is the middle child of a large, eccentric family from Sydneys western suburbs. The daughter of a parole officer and an enthusiastic foster-carer, Candice spent her childhood listening around corners to tales of violence, madness and evil as her father relayed his work stories to her mother and older brothers.

Candice won back-to-back Ned Kelly awards for her first two novelsHadesandEden. She is also the author of the critically acclaimedFalland co-writer with James Patterson of theSunday TimesNo.1 bestsellerNever Neverset in the Australian outback.