Cerise Noire

De: A.J. Sendall

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Some killers leave a signature. This one leaves a shade of red

When private investigator Rick Stone stumbles upon the scene of a brutal murder in the backstreets of Woolloomooloo, he doesn't know that he's just walked into a nightmare years in the making. The victim is a stranger, but the method is hauntingly familiar—the same savage precision that took the life of his fiancée, Katie, eight months earlier.

Driven by guilt and a hunger for justice that the police can't satisfy, Rick dives back into the investigation. But the rules of the game have changed. He's no longer just a PI chasing a lead; he's bait. Someone is targeting the women in his life, and the message is clear: Rick Stone cares about someone, she dies.

With the help of a mysterious and sharp-witted woman named Joy—an aspiring novelist whose own research into the city's underbelly makes her an invaluable asset—Rick must navigate a labyrinth of club owners, petty criminals, and underworld figures. Their search for answers takes them from the neon-lit chaos of Kings Cross to the silent, healing expanse of the open ocean.

But the killer is closer than Rick ever imagined. And when the final, violent confrontation comes, it won't be on the mean streets of Sydney, but on the deck of his beloved yacht, miles from shore, where the truth will surface in a wave of blood and confession.

Cerise Noire is a gripping, atmospheric crime thriller about obsession, grief, and the dark places we go when we have nothing left to lose. Perfect for fans of pulse-pounding suspense and complex, unforgettable villains.