Dead Heat
By Caroline Carver

      Georgia Parrish is a book reprehensive who has returned to Nulgarra , Australia, to attend the funeral of her beloved grandfather. Nulgarra is in Northern Queensland and is a place that Georgia is more than anxious to leave.

     On her flight home, Georgia's plane crashes, and a young Chinese woman dies in her arms. The pilot, a close childhood friend, is seriously injured. Was the crash a result of pilot error, or did someone tamper with the plane? If there was tampering, who was the intended victim: Georgia, the pilot, or the lovely Chinese woman and her unfriendly traveling companion? Or could it have been the man who missed the flight?

      As the story progresses, Georgia finds herself searching for answers from many sources, inlcuding a prestigious healing center, then a detention center for illegal immigrants. She ventures through crocodile infested waters and back again.

     The book is filled with information about Australia. Sometimes the language is a bit confusing; however, after taking the words in context with the sentences, I was generally able to carry on and enjoy the book.

       Caroline Carver does a wonderful job of setting the atmosphere for Australia in the summertime.Although I was reading this book in below freezing weather, I could feel the heat and mosquitoes buzzing.