Fall For Their Lies

Henry Herbert, ex-police officer and ex-teacher, has started his Private Investigator business in Perth, Western Australia. His first client, a previous mentor. Accused of murder.

Police have arrested a teacher, Henry’s mentor, for killing a parent. The teacher admits their meeting got heated, swears he left the room to get coffee, returning to find the parent pushed over a balcony. It leaves a five-minute window where anything could have happened. Except, nobody claims to have heard or seen a thing, even with an event nearby.

To help the teacher’s lawyers gather information, Henry returns to a world he thought he’d left behind, going undercover as a substitute teacher. And it’s not long before he discovers there’s much more happening at his mentor’s school, everyone hiding their own secret.

Except Henry’s no stranger to secrets. Broken marriages, misused money, manipulation… Henry is already cleaning up the aftermath of his own family’s wickedness, with a long-lost half-sister he yearns to find.

As the media portrays tension between teachers and parents, Henry must draw on the parallels between his life and the case to seek the truth and expose the lies. It’s the difference between proving his mentor innocent or guilty.

Crime writer Craig Bezant is the author of the Henry Herbert crime series and the children's adventure novel, The Flats. His short fiction has also appeared in numerous magazines and online publications. Craig created and edited the award-nominated Eclecticism E-zine before co-founding Dark Prints Press (2010-14). Since then, he has edited and published the work of over 100 of the world's best crime and horror authors. Craig won the 2012 Australian Shadows Award for Best Edited Publication (Surviving the End), was guest editor for Midnight Echo #10 (AHWA), was an Associate Editor for HorrorScope and judged multiple years of the Australian Shadows Awards.Librarian, ex-teacher Craig loves reading (when he's not writing), Lego, basketball, video games, typewriters and tattoos. He lives in Perth, Western Australia, with his family.