Second Sight

Eliza Carmody returns to her hometown Kinsale, Australia, not for a homecoming, but as the attorney for a client. In Second Sight by Aoife Clifford, Kinsale was devastated by a brush fire that nearly burned down the entire time. Eight people were killed and the town is still recovering.

Through her expert witness, Eliza realizes Colcart, her client, was responsible. but she doesn't want anyone in Kinsale to know she works for them. On her way into town, she witnesses an old friend attack another person on the road leading in. She leaps out of her car to try to stop the fight, but one person is badly injured.

Suddenly she is an eyewitness and that leads her to brother-in-law Gavin Pawley, Senior Sergeant on the police force. While the police are searching for Luke Tyrell, Eliza flashes back to New Year's Eve 1996. From there the story spins back and forth between present day and the fateful events of 1996.

It's New Year's Eve 1996 when teenagers Eliza, Amy and Grace

decide to celebrate with three teenage guys at their own private party. Not old enough to go to the paddock party, they decide on their own fun, but things get out of hand and Grace storms off never to be seen again. The next day Eliza's father Sergeant Mick Carmody learns from a witness that Grace was seen boarding a train into the city that night. And although the police search for her, they could not confirm or find her.

This event has haunted Eliza most of her life as her interaction with Luke, the teen Grace liked, led Grace to flee in anger. Now 20 years later with her father incapacitated by an car accident, Eliza is called upon to help the police find Luke.

Eliza becomes more entangled with the past and finding what happened to her friend. The mystery causes her to doubt even her family and friends.  A tense, mystery with a dramatic conclusion.