Pacific Heights

<p><b>FIVE WITNESSES. FIVE DIFFERENT STORIES. WHO IS THE KILLER?</b><br><br><b>''A rising star of Australian crime fiction'' SUNDAY TIMES</b><br><b>''S. R. White is the real deal'' </b><b>CHRIS HAMMER</b><br><br>In the courtyard of the Pacific Heights building, a local waitress is found dead.<br>Five apartments overlook the murder scene. Five people witnessed a crime take place.<br>Finding the killer should be simple.<br><br> Except none of the witnesses'' stories match.<br> They all saw <i>something</i> - from a different angle, at a different time. <br> None of them saw everything. Anyone could be the killer.<br><br> Detectives Carl "Bluey" Blueson and Lachlan Dyson, each with their own careers in peril, must solve what others assume is a straightforward case. But to unmask a killer they must unpick a complex puzzle - where the motivations of the witnesses are as mystifying as the crime itself.<br><br> How can you solve a crime if anyone could be lying?<br><br><b>Praise for S. R. White:<br><br>''A taut, beautifully observed slow-burner with an explosive finish'' PETER MAY<br>''Original, compelling and highly recommended'' CHRIS HAMMER<br>''Gripping'' <i>THE GUARDIAN</i><br>''A fascinating case'' <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> <br>''It draws you in - and rewards with a truly powerful ending'' <i>HEAT</i></b><br><b>''This slow-burn novel catches light'' <i>THE SUN</i><br>''The story takes place over less than 48 hours but the pace is slow-burn, relying on considerable psychological depth...the denouement hits like a knockout punch'' <i>WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN</i><br>''A dark and compulsive read'' <i>WOMAN & HOME</i></b></p>