A suspicious death. A grieving father. A journalist who can't walk away.

Twenty years ago, Audrey Lord left Bennington behind -- its beaches, its secrets, and Jack Masters, the boy she once loved.

Now Jack is dead. Officially? Suicide. But nothing about it makes sense.

Back on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, juggling two kids and a job at the struggling local paper, Audrey didn't come home to dig into the past. But Jack's father is convinced his son was murdered -- and Audrey owes Jack more than silence.

Then Jack's notebook turns up: cryptic notes, coded initials, and a trail of secrets pointing straight to Bennington Council -- shady developers, government minders, and a town that buries the truth deep.

As Audrey and Leonard investigate, the pressure mounts. Her job is on the line. Her relationships are fracturing. And someone is watching her every move.

In a town where everyone has something to hide, the truth could get her killed.

Gritty, emotional, and layered with suspense, The Permit introduces Audrey Lord -- a sharp, determined journalist with everything to lose -- in a mystery where the past never stays buried.

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"It was an emotional roller coaster watching Audrey reach the truths she needed... exciting to watch Audrey's investigative skills develop."

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