Book 1
What happened to three little girls along an isolated road in the bush, on that hot afternoon, so long ago, changed everything. It triggered a sequence of events that spiralled out of control, severing Tilly and her siblings Georgia, Sarah and Jack from their innocence. The mysterious memories buried in Matilda Moon’s – ‘Tilly’s’ – idyllic but often disturbing childhood unravel shocking secrets of murder, revenge and dark depravities surrounding the death of her father. Hidden in a remote valley, the Moon family home borders the stunning wilderness of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Sydney, Australia. Here Tilly’s freakish abilities aren’t encouraged, to the contrary, they’re swept under the carpet.
As she grows and marries, Tilly appears to have it all; a happy marriage, a lovely home, and a successful business on the beautiful Northern Beaches of Sydney. But an underlying threat lurks beneath the surface of their idyllic but chaotic lifestyle. In a bizarre twist of fate, history repeats itself when Tilly recklessly jeopardises everything she loves to save her best friend Lizzie, with the devastating roar of revenge reminiscent of past events.
Then the unthinkable occurs. Her husband, Tom, dies and his best friend, Paul, is arrested on murder and child pornography charges. It’s not just a set-up. Someone’s systematically destroying anything Tilly holds dear. Alone in her suspicions, elusive clues link the deaths of her loved ones to a malevolent force from the past. Heartbreaking, funny and sensually poignant, Mud Waltz casts a chilling shadow. Battling guilt, grief and rage, each step is strained, like wading in mud. She teeters on madness, tormented as she watches the world the rest of the world waltz by, before confronting her demons in the search for the truth.
