When We Fall

'It isn't strangers you need to worryabout here. Blood lines run deep and in unexpected places. Every victim, everyaccused, we'll know. The past runs alongsideus all the time. Some days itspills into the open.' In thewild, coastal townof Merritt, AlexTillerson and her mother make a shocking find on the beach.The police claim it's an accidental death but thereare whispers ofmurder and that it is not the first. Bella Greggs was found dead at the bottom of aravine but drowned in salt water. Maxine McFarlane was pulled from the oceanbut with no water in her lungs.Black feathers were found with both bodies butwhat do they mean? AsAlexfights for answers to honour the dead, and to discover why hermother fled town as a teenager, good people keep looking the other way,memoriesbecome unreliable and secrets threaten to reveal the past. Alex discovers the truth never dies butit can kill? Praise for When We Fall: 'A vivid, twisting story that keeps you guessing to the end. This is top-shelf Australian crime.'- Mark Brandi, author of Wimmera and The Others 'Atmospheric and absorbing, When We Fall is an absolute page-turner.'- Sara Foster, author of The Hush 'A suspenseful, rattling thriller with an ending that will have you gnawing your fingernails to the bone.'-Fiona Hardy, Readings 'A wonderful storyteller. The combination of art, death and small town secrets makes for a sinister, complex tale that I could not put down. I've loved all of Aoife's books but I think this is the best yet.'- Sarah Bailey,author ofThe Housemate