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The Angels Wept by Jack Roney

This riveting suspense thriller is set in the rural Australian town of Lockyer. Detective Sergeant Jarrod O'Connor is thrust into the centre of a baffling double homicide case. A couple are gunned down inside their idyllic country homestead. Three young children barely escape with their lives and hold the key to breaking the case wide open. Jarrod discovers that others share the killer’s twisted delusions and taste for immortality. Tormented by his own demons, Jarrod forms a strong bond with the children who he must protect at the risk of placing his own family in danger. As Jarrod pieces together the clues he is drawn closer to a deadly confrontation and thrilling climax. A death pact and shocking betrayal. A story of heartache, resilience and innocence lost.