Kim Hunt — The Beautiful Dead

Bloodhound Books 2020 Paperback 248 A park ranger Down Under finds herself high up on the suspect list when a killer strikes in this gripping crime thriller. In a small rural community north-west of Sydney, park ranger Cal Nyx finds a badly decomposed body in the bush. When the remains are identified as someone she once knew, the police treat her as a suspect. Cal, a tough and canny woman, needs to find the killer and convince the police of her innocence. When it turns out the victim was wanted in relation to a previous murder, the case takes a complicated turn. And with family issues bubbling away in the background, Cal starts to feel the heat. To make matters worse, Cal has a difficult history, and when the police start probing into her private life, she finds herself in a race against the clock to solve the crime. But the murderer has Cal in their sights, and she has a choice to make... Catch a killer or do right by her family? "The story is well written, bold and absorbing. " -- Sinfully Wicked Book Reviews. Signed. Author's inscription on title page. Very Good