DS Bailey Books

Australian psychology student, RIKKI MILLER, lies in her home after a brutal assault and rape. In her last conscious moment, Rikki calls her mother although they have been estranged for two years. ANNA MILLER translates German trade journals for a living and sings part time in a tribute band. She lives in a house frozen in time, cluttered with objects from her past. Her emotions are similarly frozen, and her response to her estrangement from Rikki has been to hire a private detective to monitor and report on her activities. JAMES BAILEY, JB to his friends, is a detective sergeant in the major crime squad in Perth, Western Australia. He leads the investigation into Rikki’s assault and murder along with his long-time partner GERALD PALFREY. Taboo is the first in a police trilogy featuring DS Bailey. Fans of the Peter Temple series of crime novels may be interested in this book Patricia W Grey’s first book, Death has a Thousand Doors, was a finalist in the 2010 Proverse Hong Kong literary competition. Set in Andorra, it follows the mysterious disappearance of an Australian expatriate, and explores a little-known country and its history.