Language: English
Crime & Thriller Crime & mystery Detective Detectives Fiction Fiction - Mystery General Hard-Boiled Murder Mystery Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled Mystery And Suspense Fiction Mystery fiction Saint Kilda (Vic.) St Kilda (Vic.) Suspense
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: May 7, 2009
Description:
SUMMARY: When a young runaway is found dead one morning, a syringe hanging out of his arm, no one is terribly shocked. A known junkie, even local detective Rubens McCauley is quick to conclude that Dallas Boyd died of an accidental overdose. But anomalies in the boy's deathand the haunting memory of a childhood friendcontinue to nag at McCauley. Unable to shake his unease, he soon digs deeper into the case and finds himself enmeshed in a secret network of pedophiles, child abusers, and underage prostitutes. Forced to look evil in the eye, McCauley must conquer his own demons as he battles to find justice for a young boy he never even met.