”There are times when I truly believe humanity will not survive.”

Some of the last words spoken to Detective Lara Keen by her Criminal Investigations Bureau partner Carl Forrester before he died. They have haunted her ever since.

With a spate of murders to solve, a tip off about suspicious activities in a popular sex club, and the return into her...

No one owns life. But they can certainly own death.
 
A woman is murdered outside an exclusive gaming club and all the clues point across the street to Sweet Hell. Lara Keen, Detective at Auckland Criminal Investigations Bureau, is called in to consult, adding her own unique take on the crime scene.
 
But the murder is only the tip of...

This one is from the heart; a thank you to all my readers; a sexy, seriously naughty, delightfully twisted novella about redemption, forgiveness and love. Oh, and it involves a very long chain and a man who knows how to use it. Enjoy! - Nicola Claire
 
“I sometimes wonder if life had gone differently would I be a different man? It’s hard to...

“You’re close to breaking, Lara.”

Words Detective Lara Keen never thought she’d hear spoken aloud. Let alone have them spoken to her by the Department shrink in his official capacity as her psychologist.

Things start to unravel not long afterwards. 

The H.E.A.T. arsonist is still at large. Carole Michaels, Lara’s boyfriend’s sister, is still...