Dead Heat

"Georgia Parish left the small town of Nulgarra in northern Australia to pursue a promising career in publishing and vowed never to return. But when her plane crashes in a remote rainforest, Georgia finds herself back in Queensland struggling to comprehend a sinister fact - the plane she was on was sabotaged." "Rescued and brought back to Nulgarra, Georgia is determined to uncover the truth. Who was the target of this attack? The pilot, her dear friend Bri? Lee Denham, the grim-faced hero who disappeared after saving Georgia's life? His beautiful and brilliant companion Suzie, who died in her arms?" "As she starts asking questions, Georgia attracts the attention of smugglers who believe that she has something that is theirs, something immensely valuable, something that they will do anything to reclaim. Pursued and terrorized in the very town where she grew up, Georgia is shocked to discover that there is no one she can completely trust - and that under this community's placid surface lies a network of corruption where freedom is bought and sold on the open market and heroes become villains in the blink of an eye." The tortuous trail of clues she follows will take her into the heart of this continent... and into the most exotic, colorful, and savage landscape on earth. With relentless criminals behind her, she is unaware that something worse lies ahead - a merciless enemy who may know her all too well. 

Author: Caroline Carver

Publisher: Orion

Released Date: 2004

ISBN: 9780752859170