The McDonalds had prospered on Bluebird Station in outback Queensland, Australia, for generations until a series of events shatter the peace and tranquility of their lives. When six backpackers arrive, each with secrets and agendas of their own, the property is thrown into turmoil as people go missing and some are found dead.
Stevie and Emma are nursing students from Perth; one will fall in love with outback life and start to plan a future with the charismatic Cooper.
Vin and Clare, Canadians, are taking a year to travel and put their Animal Husbandry and Teaching degrees to use in Australia. But will an unexpected pregnancy foil their plans?
Jamayne and Trent, brothers from New Zealand, bring danger into the lives of the people they are supposed to be helping. Will they survive to tell the tale of their outback adventure?
The Hunter has an agenda as well; to kill anyone who steals the limelight. Who will survive the onslaught? Detectives Emily Prescott and Jack Sawyer from the Special Crimes Unit, located on the Sapphire Coast, are called in to help the local law enforcement officers investigate a homicide and help find three missing girls from the district of Quilpie. Can they stop the killer before more lives are taken? Will calm be restored to the lives of the people who live and work in the outback? It's a race against time. Who will win, the force of good or will the darkness within The Hunter's heart triumph?