Blind Spot by Elizabeth Petersen
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A desperate plea. A premature death. A town built on lies.
Detective Inspector Ellison Grace had screwed up a lot in her life. She'd taken too many shortcuts. The last one had almost cost her her job. Now she was on enforced leave and under investigation. The only thing Ellie hadn’t damaged was her lifelong friendship with Sarah Layton. That alone had survived the horrifying events that had forced Ellie out of her hometown 25 years ago. She had sworn she would never return.
But Sarah is terminally ill and begs Ellie to come home immediately. Ellie knows that Sarah wouldn’t ask if it wasn't vital, but by the time Ellie gets there, it's too late. Sarah has already gone, with her death leaving a trail of unanswered questions.
Ellie must manage her grief while fending off the hostility of the townsfolk who remember her from before. What she never expected was that her return would set off a spate of murders. It isn't long before she realises that to flush out the killer, she must re-examine the tragedy that drove her away in the first place and expose the town’s suffocating secrets.
ISBN 9781764924627, 234 x 153mm, 444pp, RRP$39 plus postage/handling or check your location for free delivery in the Adelaide Hills and select SA suburbs.
‘…engaging characters embroiled in a gripping plot. A protagonist with a dark past, unwelcome in their hometown, adds to the narrative tension. This book will leave you wanting more.’ —Leanda Herring, author of Beneath Her Lies
‘…the unexplained, a brush with dark forces, Detective Ellie Grace unravels the mysteries that have shaped her life. A must read for lovers of murder mysteries.’ —Judith Lees, author of The Silent Syringe and The Dispatch
By all accounts a page turning thriller... Secrets, lies, a small country town, and a kick-ass detective who’ll stop at nothing to right the wrongs of the past, reminding us to always check our blind spots. - Faye Janeway, SA COUNTRY WOMAN Magazine
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About the Author - Elizabeth Petersen lives in an old stone cottage near the beach in Adelaide. She has taught English literature, social science and music for the last 45 years, including a 10 year placement in Hong Kong. She has travelled widely and now in semi-retirement she enjoys singing, playing her violin, being outdoors, volunteering, and the odd bit of knitting and gardening. But writing is Elizabeth’s passion and she enjoys being able to devote more time to it. Until now, her writing skills have been limited to producing short stories, poems, magazines, plays for secondary students, and marking; at which she excels! ‘Blind Spot’ is her debut novel. Her family, grandchildren and her hyperactive cat are major features in her life, along with many diverse groups of friends who are all completely different from each other. For Elizabeth, life remains unpredictable, a tad crazy and always full of possibilities.
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