WHEN ANOTHER SUSPICIOUS MURDER TAKES PLACE, HAMISH IS IN A RACE AGAINST TIME TO IDENTIFY THE KILLER...It's 1885 and a South Sea Island labourer, Kaelo, is the primary suspect in the murder of a Logan sugar plantation manager and the citizens of Brisbane are outraged, and none want to know when Dr Hamish Hart discovers that Kaelo could not have been responsible for the manager's death. Public sentiment is running high against political turmoil and the citizens are looking for a scapegoat. Driven by his commitment to social justice, Hamish is convinced the answer to the mystery lies within the fraught relationships between the members of the Daniels family who own the Cloverton Plantation. It is when another suspicious murder occurs, and a crazed mob attempt to lynch the terrified Kaelo, that Hamish realises he is in a race against time to unravel the family's dark secrets and to identify the killer before anyone else dies at the hand of a...

FROM AWARD NOMINATED BEST SELLING BRISBANE AUTHOR COMES ANOTHER INSTANT MYSTERY CLASSIC...It's 1886 when Dr Hamish Hart is asked to examine the body of a Chinese businessman found murdered in a Brisbane factory. Hamish recognises the deceased as the uncle of his childhood friend and makes a commitment to his friend to find the person responsible. The investigation takes Hamish deep into the secrets of Frog's Hollow, a smoky world of gambling houses, opium dens and prostitution. Hamish is forced to navigate a complex array of kinship obligations and family debts to reveal the ultimate truth which he seeks. He is desperate to help his old friend - but can either of them handle the real truth?"Karen is a master of her genre and this book is the evidence of her confidence and poise for the story and the characters she makes us all love...brilliant and absorbing...marvelous read!"...