Harriet Dunkley, a political journalist, discovers the lifeless form of a young man, washed ashore on the lake. A sense of conspiracy grips her, and she resolves to follow the story, no matter the personal or professional price. It is a sto…

In her pursuit of the truth, Harriet has questioned those whose fates now lie in death or disappearance. The conspiracy may run deep, involving individuals of considerable power, ruthlessness, and significant personal stakes. Yet, Harriet p…

The brutal murder left Harriet reeling, a mixture of devastation and fury churning within her. Australian intelligence agencies were intent on suppressing the story, yet someone had deliberately placed a clue before her—a cipher designed fo…

For thirteen chilling minutes, Australia’s air traffic control system was brought to a standstill by a highly sophisticated cyber attack. The available evidence strongly suggests the perpetrator was China, acting in response to the death of…

Harriet resolved to be the hunter, not the hunted, and persuaded ASIO agent Charles Dancer to focus his efforts on tracking down her attacker and the killer. Meanwhile, she began her own investigation into the unsettling question of how a C…

The case of missing Chinese dissidents, brought to light by Harriet’s reporting, may have prompted Beijing’s return of Sabine Hobbs to Canberra, but the links to Australian intelligence and the murder itself remain concealed. Her next move …