Xelma, a reluctant psychic, is hiding out in tropical North Queensland, under the Witness Protection Program, but when her sister, Charlie, is murdered she risks all to investigate.
Detective Ryan Croft finds Xelma’s insistence that she ‘sees’ events highly suspicious, however her ‘dreams’ are strangely accurate. Could she be the murderer? He is increasingly irritated when she won’t stop interfering in the case. She could get herself killed, and him as well. Xelma is not the only suspect. Jealousy, retribution and greed all provide motives for Charlie’s nearest and dearest.
when Xelma disappears, Croft fears the worst . Has she run? Is she safe?
Book 2 of the Beaufort’s Landing Mystery Series takes us back to tropical North Queensland where unseen dangers lurk; where you don’t go swimming late at night…in the river mouth.
A Small community holds many secrets, some of which may prove fatal. Our reluctant psychic Xelma is just settling into the quiet life, when Donkey alerts her to danger in the tidal wash.
Detective Inspector Ryan Croft finds himself back at Beaufort’s Landing, caught again in Xelma’s special brand of sleuthing. She is brave, strong, stubborn and in DANGER.
When the curlews cry Xelma knows something is up. The death of an elderly local has Xelma and friends embroiled in yet another mystery
By now I hope you’re wondering about Xelma’s past…Who is she really? What precipitated her into hiding in the remote backwater of Balgal? Why doesn’t she just accept that she’s psychic? How did she learn Krav Mags? Why is she so skittish with D.I. Ryan Croft? Some questions are answered.
Xelma visits Charters Towers on the outskirts of the outback where all she wants is a second-hand rail carriage to add to her collection, but instead she becomes involved in a lost person search and though the ringer is found something doesn’t feel right. People are acting strangely. To complicate things D.I. Ryan Croft turns up…
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Percy Rose - Author 