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Leah Giarratano

    Drawing on a distinguished career as a clinical psychologist, Dr Leah Giarratano infuses her writing with unparalleled authenticity. Her expertise spans psychological trauma, sexual offenses, and psychopathology, honed through years of assessing psychopaths and treating their victims. Giarratano's work delves into the psyche, exploring the motivations behind extreme criminal behavior and the profound impact of trauma. This background provides a unique lens, offering readers both compelling narratives and profound insights into the darker facets of human nature.

    Vodka Doesn't Freeze
    Black Ice
    • 2009

      Black Ice

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.9(157)Add rating

      Set against the backdrop of Sydney's drug underworld, the story follows Detective Sergeant Jill Jackson as she navigates her undercover assignment. While she witnesses the devastating impact of drugs, her sister Cassie's life unravels due to her relationship with Christian Worthington, who supplies her with cocaine and crystal meth. After Cassie suffers an overdose, Jill faces the urgent challenge of saving her sister while maintaining her cover, leading to a tense and emotional struggle between familial loyalty and professional duty.

      Black Ice
    • 2009

      Vodka Doesn't Freeze

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.7(56)Add rating

      When a middle-aged man is brutally murdered in the dunes overlooking a children's pool, it's immediately clear to Sergeant Jill Jackson that this was no ordinary victim: someone has stopped a dangerous paedophile in his tracks. Knowing first hand the impact of such men on their prey, Jill is ambivalent about pursuing the killer. When more men die- all known to police as child sex offenders- she is forced to face the fact that a serial killer is on the loose, but also forced to decide whether or not she really wants to catch this killer--P. [4] of cover

      Vodka Doesn't Freeze