MURDER IN THE MUDFLATS

When a body is discovered amongst twisted mangrove roots in the mudflats of Queens Bay, Councillor Maggie Ashburn must act quickly to prevent her partner Mark from copping a charge of murder. Despite fielding threats and troubles on the home front, Maggie finds herself catapulted deep into Sydney's violent criminal underbelly, where she'll tangle with one-time sparring partner, Detective Keith Corvallis and his detective inspector mate, Louie Gardner, to try and prove that Mark has done no wrong.

Working together... sort of... the mismatched trio uncover a gang of wildlife smugglers, bust a child prostitution racket and expose criminal corruption back at the shire.

But will all that be enough to save Mark?

Chris Robbins served as an elected representative on the Gold Coast at a time when the state's Criminal Misconduct and Crime & Corruption Commissions were investigating the activities of a number of councillors and councils in South East Queensland. It was, indeed, an interesting period with newspaper headlines boldly proclaiming: COUCNIL RORT PROBE (GC BULLETIN)CYCLE OF SCANDAL (COURIER MAIL)One SEQ mayor ended up in jail, yet another admitted receiving a secret commission, a whole council was dismissed and further assertions, rumours and innuendo abounded.Upon retiring from public life and reflecting on her eleven years in politics, Chris had fun creating the entirely fictional town of Queens Bay with lead characters, Maggie Ashburn, her partner Mark and otehr fictional protagonists, some of whom behaved well, while others didn't.