For the Love of a Woman

<p>Detectives Olivia Hansen and Callum Palmer faced a puzzling challenge when they were tasked with solving a murder that had occurred 120 years earlier. The case involved a long-forgotten tragedy that had been buried in the annals of history until Isabella Martin a possible descendant of the victim unexpectedly walked into the police station one fateful day.</p><p> </p><p>Isabella had come across an intriguing advertisement that had been placed by Olivia and she carried with her a tale passed down through generations a story that had haunted her family for over a century. It was a story of love obsession and a carefully devised scheme that had shattered the lives of those involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the late 19th century Bradley Hadigan was a man who seemingly had it all. He was deeply in love with his wife a woman of remarkable beauty and they were blessed with two children. Bradley was a respected station owner in the remote outback of New South Wales. To those who knew him his life appeared close to perfection.</p><p> </p><p>However perfection often breeds envy and Bradley's neighbor Mark Jackson was a man consumed by an obsessive desire for Bradley's wife. His infatuation led him down a dark path and he hatched a scheme to eliminate his adversary and claim the beautiful woman for himself.</p><p> </p><p>Mark enlisted the help of four former bushrangers men with a notorious history of violence and cunning. Together they conspired to orchestrate Bradley Hadigan's demise in a way that would cast suspicion elsewhere leaving Mark with a clear path to win over the object of his affection.</p><p> </p><p>What is it that causes his scheme to unravel?</p><p>Or does it?</p><p> </p><p>With each revelation from Isabella the Detectives drew closer to the identity of the bones.</p><p>The answer lay hidden in the dusty pages of history—a history Isabella knew well.</p>