Summer Heat Cold Blood

Danger can hide in plain sight.

After being injured while breaking up a gang fight in Auckland, Senior Constable Mitch Cramer temporarily transfers to New Zealand’s subtropical north, hoping for a quieter pace.

But just days before Christmas, things are far from quiet.

Thefts from local farms have rattled a once-trusting community. And Neve Jacobsen, a café owner still reeling from her husband’s sudden death, is receiving anonymous messages. Someone is watching her.

As Mitch digs deeper, he’s drawn into more than just a case. It’s clear Neve is being targeted, and the threat is more personal and more dangerous than either of them suspects.

A slow-burn mystery that asks how well you really know the people around you, especially when danger is closer than you think and falling for someone could put you both at risk.