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The Prospect
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Start date
October 1, 2025
Finish date
October 31, 2025

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Brenda
Zara Ellison, investigative reporter and her partner, Detective Jack Higgins, moved from Adelaide in South Australia, to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia after a scandal threatened Zara's future. A new start for them both. The small paper Zara joined didn't impress her, while Jack converted back to uniform, although only for a day instead of the promised year. When there was a dreadful MVA on the main road, where Zara was first on scene, and Jack and his partner arrived soon after, sparks flew - ...more
Helen
May 09, 2025 rated it it was amazing
I am a big fan of Fleur McDonald and this new book was absolutely fabulous, this one is set in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and with people we have met before Jack Higgins, police officer and Zara Ellison, journalist, after a scandal in Adelaide Jack takes a demotion from detective to constable when Zara is sent to the small paper in Kalgoorlie and they arrive to a totally different place that they are used to.

It is not always easy to start over again and Jack and his new partner Aiden are at od
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Rina
May 17, 2025 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
After a scandal, investigative reporter Zara Ellison and her partner, policeman Jack Higgins, have moved to Kalgoorlie but they are each struggling with this fresh start. Zara feels adrift without sources or any leads for the hard-hitting stories she's known for. Jack is out of the detective squad and trying to find his feet back in uniform. In the wide open spaces of the outback, some secrets are buried deep.

I was super excited to read this book as it was hyped to be ‘different’ to Fleur’s prev
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Gaynor
Apr 01, 2025 marked it as to-read
Kathy
May 23, 2025 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition