Evil returns to Castlemaine: The new gripping thriller by bestselling author W.J. Krefting. 1851: The Australian settlement of Castlemaine is the scene of a terrible crime: Farmer and ex-convict Thomas Peters is brutally murdered after discovering gold on his land. The circumstances of the crime are never resolved. Present day: Three teenagers find a tin can containing human remains, shortly after which the mayor is shot and a young girl goes missing. Police officer Rachel Buchanan from Melbourne quickly realizes that the contents of the tin can are connected to a dark secret that could prove fatal for the girl. With all her strength, she tries to uncover the secret and find the girl before it's too late.