Pheasants Nest is the gripping thriller and debut work of fiction for investigative journalist Louise Milligan.

Set to be as addictive as Gone Girl but with an Australian voice, Pheasant’s Nest will leave readers on the edge of their seat. Informed by Louise Milligan’s extensive experience on the frontline of criminal investigations, which has provided a unique perspective on how the effects of crime-related trauma ripple out beyond the victims.

Kate Delaney has made the biggest mistake of her life, picking the wrong guy to humiliate on a girls’ night out. She now finds herself brutalised, bound and gagged in the back of a car – petrified of what is in stall for her. As a journalist, Kate is all too familiar with statistics about women who go missing, and the fear and trauma behind the headlines, and she knows how those stories usually end. As Kate’s chances of survival diminish with every passing hour, detectives on the case face their own feelings of futility as they reflect on past victims they couldn’t save.

Louise’s journalism has broken national and international news, sparked government inquiries and has led to profound cultural change and law reform.