The first novel in the Dungirri series from award-winning Australian romantic suspense writer, Bronwyn Parry. As Darkness Falls was the winner of a prestigious Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award.On the edge of the outback the landscape can hide many secrets… Haunted by her past, Detective Isabelle O’Connell is recalled to duty to investigate the abduction of a child from her home town. She and DCI Alec Goddard have only days to find the girl alive, with few clues, a town filled with suspects and a vast wilderness to search. It quickly becomes a game of cat and mouse, with Isabelle directly in the killer’s sights. For Isabelle, this case is already personal. For Alec, his best intentions to keep it purely professional soon dissolve as his anguish over Isabelle’s safety moves beyond concern for a colleague. Their mutual attraction leaves them both vulnerable to their private nightmares – nightmares the killer ruthlessly exploits.As Darkness Falls, the first novel in Bronwyn Parry’s thrilling Dungirri series, is followed by Dark Country and Darkening Skies.Praise for As Darkness Falls:’an impressive debut’ — The Australian Women’s Weekly’fills a void in novels for intelligent Australian women’ — Illawarra Mercury’This is a strong debut from an author who could be a future star of Australian romance.’ — Australian Bookseller And Publisher’Bronwyn Parry does a fine job of bringing a small Australian bush town to life’ — AUSTCRIMEFICTION