Georgia Parish never regretted leaving Nulgarra, northern Queensland, to pursue her career. She didn't miss the oppressive heat, the wet, and the deadly wilderness. But after a plane crash she finds herself back there, struggling to comprehend a sinister fact the plane was sabotaged. Was it someone hoping to kill Ronnie Chen, the man who never turned up to take the flight? Or is it to do with the two other strange passengers, unfriendly but heroic Lee Denham, and his frightened companion, Suzy? After all, nobody could have a reason to want Georgia dead... Georgia is drawn into investigating, unable to trust anyone or ask for their help. As her search for the truth becomes a race against time, more than her own life is at stake. But nobody is quite what they seem, and Georgia's hunger to investigate plunges her into a harsh and unforgiving landscape, across oceans and into crocodile infested swamps. And worse, she's fallen in love with a man who might just be the guiltiest of them all. Evocative, violent and shocking, Dead Heat is a fast and terrifying journey into the heart of one of the wildest places on earth.