Into the Flames

The heat is on to catch a killer

In the picturesque Australian Blue Mountains, the sleepy town of Rislake is burning. Caught in the path of a major bushfire, the order has been given for the residents to clear out. But a last sweep reveals that one person is missing: Tracey Hilmeyer, the wife of one of the firefighters tackling the blaze.

Arriving in town to help with crowd control, dispirited detective Alex Kennard instead finds himself drawn straight into the inferno in search of Tracey.
When he gets to the Hilmeyer home, he finds her dead – the victim of a brutal murder.

With the flames bearing down and the evacuation almost complete, there’s barely enough time to save the living, never mind the dead. But Kennard won’t let this one go.

Up against a ticking clock, can he find Tracey’s killer before the crime scene, the evidence and the entire town turn to ash? And how much will he risk to do it?

About the Author

James Delargy was born and raised in Ireland and lived in South Africa, Australia and Scotland, before ending up in semi-rural England where he now lives. He incorporates this diverse knowledge of towns, cities, landscapes and cultures picked up on his travels into his writing. His first novel , 55, was published in 2019 by Simon & Schuster and has been sold to 21 territories to date, and was followed by the standalone thrillers Vanished (2021) and Into the Flames (2023).