{"product_id":"down-in-the-devils-hole-isabel-carter-9781922923127","title":"Down in the Devil's Hole","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe body of a young woman is washed up on a popular beach in a small coastal town in NSW Australia; her injuries are consistent with murder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Chief Inspector John Macgregor has been seconded to the area and brought in to investigate the case, a poker playing, hardy and dour Scot. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA prominent local Surgeon Dr Parranjoy Panngesh is under suspicion, Sergeant Cameron Fowler, Macgregor's young and ambitious partner, unravels the surgeon's murky past, his investigations uncover a history of corruption in Mumbai. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe girl's identity takes Macgregor to the town of Dubbo. He is welcomed by his old friend and colleague Mike Willoughby but soon encounters a close-knit, tight-lipped community unwilling to reveal information pertaining to the girl's death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe girl's employer Dr Patrick Elliot a vet and the last person to see her alive is under suspicion as Macgregor uncovers his involvement in a secret cult of satanic worshipers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMacgregor sets out to investigate him and a previous boyfriend of the girl, both have links to Dubbo plains zoo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGunner Adams, a killer and member of an outlawed biker gang, escaped from Goulburn Gaol and on the run from police. There is a history between them; Macgregor had been the detective that had him convicted of a double murder twenty years before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGunner seizes the opportunity for revenge when he catches site of Macgregor, following and attacking him. Macgregor recovers from the assault only to have Gunner attack him again days later. This time a lethal fight ensues; Gunner is fatally wounded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSergeant Fowler is requested to assist Macgregor in Dubbo following the failure to detain and arrest Dr Panngesh. He is asked to investigate a colleague of the murdered girl. He does not return from the interview and goes missing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother body is found, another investigation, Macgregor knows the victim terrified that his sergeant will be next. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cryptic message over the radio leads Macgregor to the' Devils hole'. Macgregor waits, watching as members of the secret cult meet and begin their rituals, his Sergeant - drugged, the next victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMacgregor is alone and desperate for backup. Time is precious if he is to save Fowler's life, he attempts to rescue him but is discovered by the members of the cult. To survive he must stall them until help arrives. Willoughby storms in to rescue Macgregor. The Priest and his cult members are arrested, a semi-conscious Fowler taken to hospital. Macgregor uncovers the truth on interviewing the Priest, his childhood plagued with violence and sexual abuse by Christian brothers in a notorious Victorian orphanage. Dr Elliot's insatiable sexual and predatory behaviour are revealed, his role in the murders and his links with the Priest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe truth and the secrets are out 'Down in the Devils Hole.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isabel Carter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922923125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922923127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Isabel Carter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d","brand":"Isabel Carter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873975513343,"sku":"9781922923127","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/down-in-the-devils-hole-isabel-carter-9781922923127","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}