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Murder of Convenience

Deirdre Oliver

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Synopsis

Buried secrets don't stay buried forever.
 
Leading Senior Constable Georgia West has barely found her footing at Gawler Street when a new threat emerges. Her unstable new boss, Senior Sergeant Brett Gresham, is pushing her team to breaking point. Managing him may be Georgia’s toughest challenge yet.
 
Then the bodies start turning up. A retired mob hit man is murdered and under a demolished factory, the mummified bodies of a family are found, entombed for a decade. As connections between victims emerge, Georgia must follow a trail of hidden pasts, political privilege and mob secrets.
 
Trust is tested and loyalties shaken in MURDER OF CONVENIENCE, the second book in Deirdre Oliver's Georgia West Mysteries series.
Disponible depuis: 28/07/2025.
Longueur d'impression: 320 pages.

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