Last Known Contact

A missing man. A desperate daughter. And a killer who just got started.Ellie Connor returns home from a business trip to find her father-powerful CEO Jack Bannerman-gone without a word. The people closest to him insist he's simply taking a break. But Jack Bannerman doesn't take breaks.Ellie knows something's wrong. And she's the only one who seems to care.As she starts digging into his disappearance, Ellie is met with closed doors and careful lies-from her father's advisors, from her stepmother, even from her ex-husband, who's all too quick to slide into Jack's vacant CEO seat. Every answer leads to more questions. And the more she uncovers about Jack's past and the company she's dedicated her life to, the less certain she is of who her father really is.Reluctantly, Ellie turns to Detective Ben Rossi, a man from her past with reasons of his own to mistrust the Bannerman name. After a chilling anonymous warning to stop asking questions, she realizes the danger isn't just in what she might find... but in who doesn't want her to find it.Someone is watching her. Someone is lying.And someone close to her may be willing to kill to keep the truth buried.Last Known Contact is a fast-paced, standalone book in the DS Liz Moorland world of Melbourne major crime investigation. Phillipa grew up around lonely Australian beaches with wild seas and misty cliffs. From a young age she wrote stories and dreamed of being a writer. There were many detours along the way as she trod paths as diverse as a travelling sales rep to singing and acting. Fascinated by film, Phillipa wrote five feature length screenplays, one which was optioned. Now living in regional Victoria on a small acreage close to a mountain range, she markets the family business a few days a week and writes the rest of the time. With nonfiction credits for specialist canine publications, she finally returned to stories with the release of The Stationmaster's Cottage, a dual timeline romance, in February 2017. Her great loves, apart from writing, are her family of two young adult sons and her husband, their Labrador, music, fine wine, and friends.To connect more with Phillipa and her writing, visit www.phillipaclark.com.