The Black Seam: a George 'Magpie' Collins mystery

When psychiatrist Eleanor Whitman receives a chilling blackmail threat, she turns to George 'Magpie' Collins for help. But what begins as a case of quiet extortion quickly leads the detective into a web of medical manipulation, corporate corruption, and a deadly mining disaster long buried beneath the coalfields of Wollongong. To expose the truth. Collins must face the darkest depths of industry and memory--where justice comes late, and only if you're willing to dig for it.