A pet food shop. Who would have thought it could hide such a murky story of violence and intrigue? Mal would never have taken that lift if he had known his fate. Years later, Cynthia may have even thought twice about embarking on a holiday with her cousin in Brisbane. Naive and looking for excitement, if she had not been attracted to the handsome Macca, none of it would have happened. A party in a rough rural setting, and disturbing animal noises in the out-of-bounds shed, were enough to send Cynthia for the police. But there was too much at stake for the men to let her get away. Thankfully, her cousin Meg sensed trouble.

You may cringe at the brutality of this dark and stormy story, but there is also a funny side, as the characters try to outwit each other with that special brand of black Aussie humour. Who is the hero? Cynthia? Cousin Meg? And could Macca really have been one of that terrible gang? You be the judge.