Goodbye Creek

A Bec Whitfield Mystery – Book Five

Detective Rebecca Whitfield came to Cooktown to start over.

Leaving Pandanus Point was supposed to help her forget Detective Sergeant Todd Davenport—the man she fell for and the one who couldn't give her what she wanted. In the historic Far North Queensland town, she's determined to focus on her new job and leave the past behind.

Then local historian Jack Merrigan is found dead at the bottom of a remote lookout.

Everyone says it was an accident.

Bec isn't convinced.

Jack had been researching one of Cooktown's oldest legends: a fortune in gold that vanished during the Palmer River Gold Rush nearly one hundred and fifty years ago. Before his death, he claimed he had uncovered the truth about the missing treasure—and the murder that hid it.

When Cairns CIB sends assistance, the last person Bec expects steps out of the vehicle.

Todd Davenport.

As they follow a trail of missing journals, hidden maps and long-buried family secrets, another body is found and it becomes clear someone will kill to keep the past buried. The closer Bec and Todd get to the truth, the more dangerous the hunt becomes.

Because the lost gold isn't the only secret hidden in the rainforest.

And some treasures are worth murdering for.

Perfect for readers who love atmospheric Australian crime, layered mysteries and a slow-burn romance, Goodbye Creek is the gripping fifth instalment in the Bec Whitfield Mysteries.