Next of KinON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother in laws voice is filled with panic. His sons nursery has called to ask where little Max is. YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE Leila was supposed to drop Max off that morning. But she forgot. Racing to the carpark, she grasps the horror of what she has done IS ABOUT TO COME TRUE What follows is an explosive, high profile trial that will tear the family apart. But as the

DIVIDED BY BLOOD

A matter of days before the case

Some say that it's Albert's curse - an Aborigine who once called upon the thunder god to protect their sacred land from desecration - and some say that it's the air

he's attacked while doing his homework and

Quirky and utterly captivating

And with portents in York that the end of days is imminent

and the grotesque details of the slaughter appear to be well-rehearsed

an evil shapeshifter who brought up Charlie's nasty aunts

John Ray Horn knows all about loss--and regret

plunge the pair into a dangerous intrigue on shore

the bestselling author of The Other Mrs Walker

no shadows or glare