Degrees of Retribution

Some betrayals never expire.

When Kori Dirks is found dead in her restored heritage home in the quiet Tasmanian town of Longford, police quickly rule it a suicide. Her partner, Renee, refuses to accept the explanation. Weeks later, Renee is found murdered beneath a disused rail bridge alongside a cryptic poem that suggests vengeance, not grief.

Detective Inspector Terry Stratton and his team arrive in a town where everyone knows everyone—and no one is telling the whole truth. Beneath Longford's picturesque surface lie old grudges, buried crimes, and a past that has been patiently waiting for its reckoning.

As further deaths follow, Stratton uncovers a chilling pattern rooted in betrayal and delayed justice. The killer isn't acting in anger. They're acting with purpose and they're not finished. With the body count rising and his team placed directly in danger, Stratton must unravel a story decades in the making before retribution claims its final victim.

Degrees of Retribution is a psychological crime mystery with escalating tension, emotional depth, and dark irony. A standout entry in an Australian crime series, it will appeal to listeners who enjoy murder mysteries with plot twists, morally driven killers, and detectives forced to confront the long shadows of the past.