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Chapters (66)
  1. Cover
  2. THE HEATWAVE
  3. Readers love The Heatwave
  4. Dedication
  5. Prologue
  6. Chapter One
  7. Chapter Two
  8. Chapter Three
  9. Chapter Four
  10. Chapter Five
  11. Chapter Six
  12. Chapter Seven
  13. Chapter Eight
  14. Chapter Nine
  15. Chapter Ten
  16. Chapter Eleven
  17. Chapter Twelve
  18. Chapter Thirteen
  19. Chapter Fourteen
  20. Chapter Fifteen
  21. Chapter Sixteen
  22. Chapter Seventeen
  23. Chapter Eighteen
  24. Chapter Nineteen
  25. Chapter Twenty
  26. Chapter Twenty-One
  27. Chapter Twenty-Two
  28. Chapter Twenty-Three
  29. Chapter Twenty-Four
  30. Chapter Twenty-Five
  31. Chapter Twenty-Six
  32. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  33. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  34. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  35. Chapter Thirty
  36. Chapter Thirty-One
  37. Chapter Thirty-Two
  38. Chapter Thirty-Three
  39. Chapter Thirty-Four
  40. Chapter Thirty-Five
  41. Chapter Thirty-Six
  42. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  43. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  44. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  45. Chapter Forty
  46. Chapter Forty-One
  47. Chapter Forty-Two
  48. Chapter Forty-Three
  49. Chapter Forty-Four
  50. Chapter Forty-Five
  51. Chapter Forty-Six
  52. Chapter Forty-Seven
  53. Chapter Forty-Eight
  54. Chapter Forty-Nine
  55. Chapter Fifty
  56. Chapter Fifty-One
  57. Acknowledgements
  58. Keep Reading …
  59. The second book in Katerina Diamond’s bestselling crime series
  60. The third book in Katerina Diamond’s bestselling crime series
  61. The fourth book in Katerina Diamond’s bestselling crime series
  62. The fifth book in Katerina Diamond’s bestselling crime series
  63. The sixth book in Katerina Diamond’s bestselling crime series
  64. About the Author
  65. Also by Katerina Diamond
  66. About the Publisher

‘Does she need to hear all of this?’ her mother asked, trying to protect her from the wrong things as usual.

‘It will be all over town soon enough. He was found by one of the parents from the school who was out fishing at the crack of dawn, so there’s no keeping a lid on this. I just wanted to give you a heads-up,’ the officer said.

‘I’m supposed to be meeting my friends at the beach today. Everyone’s going to be talking about me again. I haven’t done anything wrong. I don’t want to hide.’ Jasmine could feel her chest tightening, the familiar anxiety she felt for most of last year creeping back. She was sorry about what had happened to Mr Morrell but this wasn’t fair; she couldn’t handle being the centre of everyone’s conversations and dirty looks again.

‘You don’t have to go anywhere today,’ Lisa said quickly.

‘I’ll be fine,’ Jasmine lied. Today was going to be hell for her, but staying locked up inside was no alternative. Last time Jasmine had been vilified when he lost his job because of her, not just by students either. She knew a couple of teachers thought it was all her fault, that she had somehow encouraged him or led him on in some way.

‘I know you gave a statement to the police already. But did Mr Morrell give any indication that he might do something like this?’ the police officer asked.

She didn’t know how to answer. His suicide would now almost definitely be linked to Jasmine for ever. How was she supposed to know if he’d been suicidal?

‘Are you saying she could have done something to help him? Maybe she should have just let him cop another feel and everything would have been fine. For fuck’s sake. Do you not think maybe it was a bit insensitive to come here and suggest that my daughter’s statement caused a man to commit suicide? Do you not think maybe it was his devious behaviour and twisted mind that was the problem?’ Lisa snapped, reaching out for Jasmine’s hand, which she pulled away. The police officer looked apologetic. This wasn’t the kind of thing that happened much around here and so they probably didn’t get much practice at being tactful.