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Chapters (54)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Epigraph
  4. PROLOGUE
  5. PART ONE
  6. ONE
  7. TWO
  8. THREE
  9. FOUR
  10. DEADLY SAS RAID IN AFGHANISTAN UNDER SCRUTINY
  11. FIVE
  12. SIX
  13. SEVEN
  14. EIGHT
  15. NINE
  16. TEN
  17. ELEVEN
  18. TWELVE
  19. THIRTEEN
  20. FOURTEEN
  21. FIFTEEN
  22. SIXTEEN
  23. SEVENTEEN
  24. EIGHTEEN
  25. NINETEEN
  26. TWENTY
  27. PART TWO
  28. TWENTY-ONE
  29. TWENTY-TWO
  30. TWENTY-THREE
  31. TWENTY-FOUR
  32. TWENTY-FIVE
  33. TWENTY-SIX
  34. TWENTY-SEVEN
  35. TWENTY-EIGHT
  36. TWENTY-NINE
  37. DANIEL MOORE: ‘A SINGLE BLOKE, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, A BIT OF A DUNCE BUT WITH A GOOD HEART,’ BEST FRIEND SAYS.
  38. THIRTY
  39. THIRTY-ONE
  40. THIRTY-TWO
  41. THIRTY-THREE
  42. THIRTY-FOUR
  43. THIRTY-FIVE
  44. BREAKING: POLICE CONFIRM DANIEL MOORE ACTED ALONE
  45. THIRTY-SIX
  46. THIRTY-SEVEN
  47. THIRTY-EIGHT
  48. THIRTY-NINE
  49. SECOND ARREST MADE IN WESTAY HIDDEN CAMERAS CASE
  50. EPILOGUE
  51. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  52. Discover More
  53. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  54. Also by J. P. Pomare

A flush creeps up my neck. ‘No, it’s got nothing to do with what happened to us at Tarawera. It’s an ongoing issue. So…’ I shrug. ‘Can we move on please?’

She’s leering; a moment, a dozen heartbeats. Brain, pharynx, larynx, lymph nodes, lungs, heart, spleen…

‘You don’t want to say anything about it.’

‘I’m not going to make any further comment. This is an ongoing issue with my employer, one which is based on a misunderstanding.’

‘We’ll move on then, shall we? What makes you think Daniel Moore targeted you?’

Cain goes to speak but she raises her hand. ‘This question is for you, Lina.’

I look around, see the man behind the camera, his eye closed, the woman with headphones holding the boom mic over us, the producer nearby. I see them all staring at me and I turn back to Lisa. Does she know? Is the photo out there?

‘I believe what the police believe.’

‘Which is?’

‘He chose us at random. He had a fake WeStay profile, our house was available and in a remote destination. He set the cameras up, watched and waited until he felt it was the right moment. The cameras were streaming to others online but I believe, I know, that Daniel acted alone.’ I think about the image. The message on the back. This is what he wants – me to kill the rumour about a second man.

‘Daniel?’ she says.

‘Sorry?’

‘You called him Daniel. It’s just most people are using his full name.’

Again, I look around. I see the scepticism on the producer’s face. I know I’ve made a mistake.

‘Sorry, I wasn’t really thinking.’ My shrug is quick, and suspicious. Cain’s posture changes. Still rigid, only now he raises a hand to his chin and scratches gently at his jawline.

‘Can we maybe end it there?’ he says.

‘Just one or two more questions,’ Lisa says, smiling. ‘Because I’m led to believe you both have some much more exciting news.’

The baby stuff is coming up now. The PR agent insisted we talk about it, connect with viewers, end on a high.

‘That’s right,’ I say, my hand coming to my navel. ‘We’re very excited because early next year we are having our first baby.’

‘How wonderful.’

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