"A beautiful young law student dies on the concrete below her third-storey window in chilly Dunedin. It's clear enough how she died. What isn't is why - or who's involved. Plenty of people had a reason to hate Ashleigh, with her straight As and perfect looks. She's fallen out with her flatmates, and her boyfriend Xander is having second thoughts about their future together. And then there are the weird messages."
"Anaesthetic Fellow Rory McBride is adrift. Since a routine procedure went horribly wrong, he has been plagued by sleeplessness, flashbacks and escalating panic attacks.
Jodi Waterstone has recently started work as a first-year doctor at the same hospital, and the night shifts, impossible workload and endless hours on duty are taking a toll.
Both are trying to stay in control of their lives, but Rory starts to self-medicate with sleeping pills and sedatives to help him get through the nights . . . and the days. Before long, the sedatives aren't enough. Can Jodi save him from himself?"
"You took me away from everything I loved. If you hadn't taken me away…then maybe it never would have happened. On the New Year holiday, Widow Hazel opens her home on a Northland beach to her adult children – Sully, Anthony, twins Molly and Joe, and their families – who have come together from Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. But like with all families, there is bad history. Molly is dreading having to spend time with her mother but she is pleased her son will see his cousins, and is looking forward to catching up with her brothers…Joe in particular. A lot can happen over the course of a few days under the summer sun, as family tensions intensify and relationships become heightened. And Molly and Joe will not be the only ones with secrets that must be kept hidden…"
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