Body of lies / Sarah Bailey.
Series: Gemma Woodstock. 4 | Bailey, Sarah, Gemma Woodstock ; Publication details: Cammeraygal Country ; Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2024.Description: 470 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781761069178
- 1761069179
- Woodstock, Gemma, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Police -- Fiction
- Theft -- Fiction
- Truthfulness and falsehood -- Fiction
- Suspense fiction
- Detective and mystery stories
- Australian fiction
- Traffic accident victims -- Fiction
- Criminal investigation -- Fiction
- Secrecy -- Fiction
- Women detectives -- Australia -- Fiction
- A823.4 23
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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New book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction - Crime | BAI | Woodstock Bk.4 | Issued | 08/05/2024 | 072886 |
A car crash victim clings to life and is rushed to hospital but can't be saved. Hours later, her corpse is stolen from the morgue. No one knows who the dead woman was or why her body was taken. Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock is back in her hometown of Smithson on maternity leave when the bizarre incident occurs. She is intrigued by the case but reluctant to get involved, despite the urging of her journalist friend Candy Fyfe. But in the days after the body goes missing, the town is rocked by another shocking crime and Gemma can't resist joining the investigation. Candy and Gemma follow the clues the dead woman left behind. As they attempt to discover the identity of the missing woman, Gemma uncovers devastating secrets about the people she thought she knew best. The closer Gemma gets to the truth, the more danger she is in. She desperately needs to confide in someone?but is there anyone she can trust?