{"product_id":"book-2cec","title":"Aether","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome killers hide in plain sight. Others hide in ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Inspector Terry Stratton starts his day racing a Tasmanian triathlon, trying to outrun personal demons and professional rivals in roughly equal measure. By mid-morning he's standing over a body staged with chilling precision in one of Hobart's quietest parklands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecently demoted and handed the re-formed Homicide and Unsolved Violent Crime Unit — a home for misfits and careers in decline — Stratton sees what others miss. The murder isn't random. It's deliberate. Symbolic. And unfinished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a second body appears, just as carefully staged, Stratton becomes convinced the killings follow an arcane logic rooted in ritual and belief. As he traces the pattern, resistance grows: the media wants answers, his own team is divided, and Assistant Commissioner Morton is certain Stratton is chasing shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith kunanyi \/ Mount Wellington looming over the city, Stratton must choose between political survival and stopping a killer racing toward a final act — where every wrong call could cost him his badge, or someone else their life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second book in the Detective Inspector Stratton Mysteries, \u003cem\u003eAether\u003c\/em\u003e is a psychological murder mystery rich in atmosphere and dark humour, set on an island where isolation sharpens obsession. For listeners who enjoy a detective crime series, Australian mystery, and stories where intellect, instinct and stubborn integrity collide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67721713844528,"sku":"BD2cec","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2cec-Square-cover.png?v=1788385444","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2cec","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}