Books
Prey
On her first day back from maternity leave, Detective Sam Shephard is thrown straight into a cold-case investigation – the unsolved murder of a highly respected Anglican Priest in Dunedin. The case has been a thorn in the side of the Police hierarchy…
Expectant
The shocking murder of a heavily pregnant woman throws the New Zealand city of Dunedin into a tailspin, and the devastating crime feels uncomfortably close to home for Detective Sam Shephard as she counts down the days to her own maternity leave…
Faceless
Bradley is a middle-aged man trapped in middle-age New Zealand. He is in a job that he hates, working day after day to support his wife and two children. One day when it all gets too much, Bradley picks up a teenage hooker in downtown Auckland ...
Bound
A brutal home invasion shocks the nation. A man is murdered, his wife bound, gagged and left to watch. When Detective Sam Shephard scratches the surface, the victim, a successful businessman, is not all he seems to be ...
Containment
DC Sam Shephard is assaulted in the line of duty on the beach near the sleepy village of Aramoana. After finding a skull in the sand, from a looted shipping container, Sam is asked to attend the recovery of a body found in the ocean ...
The Ringmaster
A university student is murdered in the Botanic Gardens of Sam Shephard's new home, Dunedin, where she has moved for detective training. The visiting Darling Brothers Circus seems to be involved ...
Overkill
When a young mother is murdered in the quiet town of Mataura, sole charge policewoman, Constable Sam Shephard, is at the heart of the hunt to find the killer. Her ties to the woman's husband place her in a tough position ...
Dark Deeds Down Under
Dark Deeds Down under, a groundbreaking anthology, brings together internationally-renowned Aussie and Kiwi crime writers and their beloved characters.