Death at the Belvedere

A dangerous high-stakes mystery is afoot. Unlicensed, and unlikely, detective Cass Tuplin is on the case.

It's a mostly normal Friday evening in the Rusty Bore Takeaway. Cass Tuplin's cleaning down the grill when her glamorous sister Helen walks in, all bones in an Italian-weave suit and the kind of state that calls for the full comfort- double bacon cheeseburger with extra chips.

It's man trouble as usual. But this time it turns out the trouble is less emotional and more fatal. Helen's boyfriend has been pushed off the rooftop terrace of his Fitzroy apartment, and Helen's trying not to become a person of interest. She's also trying to retrieve something rare and valuable from Ben's place-which is where Cass comes in.

Cass doesn't do investigations anymore, of course, being unlicensed. And she's not particularly keen on breaking into a crime scene, even if it's not strictly breaking when you've got a key.

On the other hand, Helen is her only sister. And she has been getting Cass into trouble for more than forty years. Why stop now? But this time Helen's little problem will drop Cass into deeper trouble than ever before.

About the Author

Sue Williams is the author of a number of bestselling books, including Father Bob: The Larrikin Priest; Women of the Outback; No Time For Fear the story of shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder and Mean Streets, Kind Heart: The Father Chris Riley Story.

Her other books include Left for Dead; Outback Spirit; Welcome to the Outback; Peter Ryan: The Inside Story and And Then The Darkness, about the disappearance of the British backpacker Peter Falconio, which was shortlisted for the prestigious Gold Dagger Award in the UK for the true crime book of the year, and the Ned Kelly Awards in Australia.

Also an award-winning journalist, Sue was born in England, and worked in print and television in the UK and New Zealand. She spent many years travelling around the world before falling in love with Australia in 1989. Since settling here, she has written for many of Australia's leading newspapers and magazines.

Sue's book, Father Bob, inspired the first edition of Penguin's immersive, interactive online reading experience, True Stories. She lives in Sydney's Kings Cross with her partner, writer Jimmy Thomson.