Wong could easily confuse you by being Right, but Right and Wrong may also be Wright. Florian could put you off buying second-hand furniture for life, and if Elsa was in the ether, you would never dare attend a science again. You could begin to doubt the authenticity of every rock musician. You might even start to investigate the possibility of time travelling in Ancient Greece; perhaps take sides in the War of the Roses; be wary of psychiatrists and natural medicine; be suddenly enthusiastically into junk food; believe you need to take a closer look at the secret life of your cat; be...

It is the winter of 1942. In the wartime blackout, a midnight bus breaks down near the small, semi-rural town of Bexford North, 30 miles from Sydney. Outside the bus, a passenger screams as torchlight fall on the body of a soldier stabbed to death. Inspector Peters is summoned to solve the mystery, but soon another more horrific murder follows.

In the midst of a country at war and a town in terror, the fabric of this close-knit and respectable community is torn asunder. Inspector Peters struggles through the complexities of the lives and attitudes of the villagers: their loves,...

It is late summer 1942-1943. The close-knit community of Bexford North is brought face to face with one of the by-products of war when one of their own is admitted to the newly established Army Mental Hospital. As the ladies of the village, led by the eccentric Annie Watson, come to know the young hospitalised soldiers - especially the black American soldier - they become alarmed.

In this period of the White Australia Policy, all is not as it seems. Their consternation turns to anguish when murders occur which appear to be motiveless. Inspector Bob Peters and his team have their work...