A taut crime thriller about a city on edge, a killer playing games, and the two women determined to bring him down.Melbourne is gripped by fear after a backpacker's body is found with a cryptic note, and two more women vanish without trace. When photographs begin to arrive in the inboxes of the media and police, it's clear the killer isn't hiding - they are performing.Journalist Oli Groves, founder of a fledgling digital news site, knows the story could mak...

DS Gemma Woodstock returns to Smithson in a mysterious new thriller from the bestselling author of The Housemate.'Sarah Bailey just gets better and better. Body of Lies is nuanced, compelling and so very entertaining.' - Chris Hammer, author of Scrublands and The Seven'Bailey blasts through more twists in the first fifty pages of Body of Lies than some writers manage in a whole book.' - J...

The new standalone thriller from the award-winning writer of the bestselling Gemma Woodstock trilogy: The Dark Lake, Into the Night and Where the Dead Go.'Each new twist in the story skilfully balances bombshell revelations and believability, in a crime that feels achingly familiar, yet shocking at the same time. Much like Oli, I couldn't stop until I knew the truth, too.' - JACQUELINE BUBLITZ, author of Before You Knew My Nam...

Rescued by a demon. An offer she can't refuse. Hell is on its way.Walking home at night in the back streets of London was never a good idea. When her life is threatened, Ella is saved in the nick of time, only to find Lukas is a bounty hunter from Hell. Trusting the enigmatic demon with her darkest secret, Ella Ward is inexplicably drawn to Lukas. Fighting a mutual attraction, she accepts his offer of protection, only to be dragged headlong into a world she barely ...

Three housemates – one dead, one missing and one accused of murder.Journalist Olive Groves worked on the “Housemate Homicide” story as a junior reporter and became obsessed with the case. Now, nine years later, the missing housemate turns up dead on a remote property sparking controversy and begging the question – what really happened between the three housemates that night? Olive is once again assigned to the story, this time reluctantly paired with preco...

After the shocking murder of a high-profile celebrity, Gemma Woodstock must pull back the layers of a gilded cage to discover who among the victim's friends and family can be trusted--and who may be the killer.Troubled and brilliant, Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock finds herself lost and alone after a recent move to Melbourne, brokenhearted by the decisions she's had to make. Her new workplace is a minefield and Detective Sergeant Nick Fleet, the partner she has ...

Four years after the events of Into the Night, DS Gemma Woodstock is on the trail of a missing girl in a small coastal town.'Every bit as addictive and suspenseful as The Dark Lake ... Sarah Bailey's writing is both keenly insightful and wholly engrossing, weaving intriguing and multi-layered plots combined with complicated and compelling characters.' The BooktopianA fifteen-year-old girl has gone missing after a party in the middle of the...

Stalked by a vampire. Propositioned by another. Revenge is a dish best served cold.A supernatural stalker was not on Daisy's bucket list. When best friend, Ella, puts her in touch with the new head of London's bloodthirsty underbelly, she's drawn into a world she wanted no part of. Gavin isn't what she expected. He gives her his word he'll look into her vampire problem, but he also offers something else entirely. The spark in his bright green eyes is impossible for...

A forbidden friendship. Two worlds colliding. Blood and magic.When Jamie returns to London at the behest of his older sibling, he does not expect to run into a princess, let alone the youngest daughter of the newly crowned King of the Fae. The innocent Dani is looking for excitement, fun and a little darkness. The sinful Jamie cannot resist the call. The problem? Gavin doesn't want him anywhere near Dani. Not when there is unrest in both the vampire and the fae com...

Hell is closed for business. And the Devil is about to meet his match.The King of Hell is having a bad year. The gates to his kingdom are sealed. His demons are restless. And when Candace, a half fae girl, drops out of a portal on top of him, she complicates matters further. Not only is she not supposed to be in Hell, she proves to be feisty, fearless and undeniably tempting.Candace is furious at Jax, her best friend, for landing her in Hell. Lucifer, the o...

Where do shoppers meet before heading out to browse the stores? Why might they go to a particular shop and not another? What first attracts them to a brand or garment? Visual merchandising is concerned with all these questions, spanning the relationship between consumer, environment, brand and product.As part of the Basics Fashion Management series, Bailey and Baker introduce the principles underpinning successful visual merchandising using examples from budget, mid-range and luxur...

The churches of Britain contain a remarkable heritage of exquisitely embroidered vestments, and cathedrals in particular hold some of the most beautiful textiles ever produced in Europe. The history of these priestly garments and how their use developed in Britain and Europe is fascinating. This book outlines the tradition and mysticism associated with them and the role they still play in the 'theatre' of church, and shows how colour and ornament are used in the symbolism of the Christian ...