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Beneath Her Lies
When a body is discovered at the bottom of a popular tourist summit in the Flinders Ranges, Detective Sergeant Bianca Mills teams up with clinical psychologist Jack Collins to investigate. Snippets of information gathered from residents of the nearby small country town lead the duo down a twisted path, revealing hidden secrets, lies, and a dark past. Is there a connection between their current investigation and the cold case disappearance of four university students three years earlier? And will Shirley from the local Tourist Centre be able to help DS Mills and Jack… before it’s too late?
280 pages, Paperback
Published July 26, 2025
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About the author
Leanda Herring
1 bookLeanda Herring is a writer, teacher, and musician. Beneath Her Lies is her debut Crime novel set in South Australia’s remote Flinders Ranges. Together with long form writing, Leanda enjoys the challenge of short story, flash fiction and poetry writing for adults and children.
Her winning adult Flash Fiction, A Timely Reminder, is published through the Queensland Writers Centre. Leanda draws upon her extensive teaching experience when writing for children. Her current projects include a sequel to Beneath Her Lies, and a Middle Grade mystery for young readers.
Leanda is an active member of the Australian Society of Authors, the Children’s Book Council of Australia, Sisters in Crime, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, the Australian Crime Writers Association, Writers SA, and the Queensland Writers Centre.
When she is not writing, Leanda enjoys relaxing with a good book, bike riding, performing on trumpet in community bands, and spending time with family and friends.
Her winning adult Flash Fiction, A Timely Reminder, is published through the Queensland Writers Centre. Leanda draws upon her extensive teaching experience when writing for children. Her current projects include a sequel to Beneath Her Lies, and a Middle Grade mystery for young readers.
Leanda is an active member of the Australian Society of Authors, the Children’s Book Council of Australia, Sisters in Crime, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, the Australian Crime Writers Association, Writers SA, and the Queensland Writers Centre.
When she is not writing, Leanda enjoys relaxing with a good book, bike riding, performing on trumpet in community bands, and spending time with family and friends.
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January 16, 2026
Fabulous evocative setting for this fast-paced debut crime novel, looking forward to the sequel!
January 19, 2026
This debut novel is a thrilling read, unnerving and gripping as the mystery set in the Australian Bush unfolds.
January 19, 2026
excellent read set in a wonderful Australian setting
January 22, 2026
If Mike Taylor, wolf creek and Annie Wilkes, Stephen King’s misery had a baby.
4 university friends are taking the trip of a lifetime in South Australian and get as far as the small town of Pinkerton in the Flinders Rangers before they are reported missing. Years later a body is discovered.
The book opens with an escape of an unknown woman, who is she, is she one of the university students? Jack and Bianca are sent to investigate, can they identify the woman and work out how she ended up at the base of a cliff?
The story is written from multiple perspectives including the perpetrator.
Overall enjoyable and fast paced with short(ish) chapters. I felt the twist at the end was a bit obvious but it helped to tie up the overall story and was needed.
4 university friends are taking the trip of a lifetime in South Australian and get as far as the small town of Pinkerton in the Flinders Rangers before they are reported missing. Years later a body is discovered.
The book opens with an escape of an unknown woman, who is she, is she one of the university students? Jack and Bianca are sent to investigate, can they identify the woman and work out how she ended up at the base of a cliff?
The story is written from multiple perspectives including the perpetrator.
Overall enjoyable and fast paced with short(ish) chapters. I felt the twist at the end was a bit obvious but it helped to tie up the overall story and was needed.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews