Cold Grave 2012

Posted in books, Festival, Kathryn Fox by KFadmin on March 12th, 2012 | Comments Off

 

Forensic physician, Dr Anya Crichton needs a break. Cocooned from the world aboard a luxury cruise ship, nothing can interrupt time with her precious six year old son.Peace is shattered when the body of a teenage girl is discovered shoved in a cupboard, dripping wet. With no obvious cause of death and the nearest port days away, Anya volunteers her forensic expertise.

She quickly uncovers a sordid pattern of assaults, unchecked drug use and mysterious disappearances. With crew too afraid to talk, she is drawn into the underbelly of the cruise line, its dangerous secrets and the murky waters of international jurisdiction.

Shadowed by a head of security with questionable loyalties, Anya can trust no one. Her family’s life depends on what she does next.

One thing is certain. The killer is still on board.

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Time To Use Our Heads by Paul Lewis

Posted in football, Media by KFadmin on May 16th, 2012 | No Comments

How many rugby and league players accumulate undiagnosed head injuries?

NZ Herald 13th May 2012

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Murderati

Posted in football, medicine, update, written articles by KFadmin on May 9th, 2012 | No Comments

A multibillion dollar industry. Corruption, disturbing public behaviour by key players. A series of suicides and violent deaths, leads to questions. Each autopsy reveals a horrifying discovery. There are calls for the industry to stop the carnage…

It sounds like the plot for a thriller. Only this isn’t fiction.

Continue Reading…

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Ships of Shame

Posted in Crime, Cruise, Media, TV, written articles by KFadmin on April 11th, 2012 | Comments Off

Reporter: Allison Langdon
Producer: Gareth Harvey

 

 

They are sold to us as floating pleasure domes – luxury hotels on the sea – where every day is perfect and the party never stops.

But scratch the surface of the cruise ship industry and the truth isn’t so dazzling.

Behind the pina coladas and the smiles lies a murky world of sexual assault, drugs and violence, even murder.

Incredibly, one passenger goes missing overboard every two weeks.

Now, you’d think the big cruise companies would be desperate to get their industry shipshape.

You couldn’t be more wrong.

For full 60 minutes story and transcript click here

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