Water Rats

The body of an eight-year-old boy is recovered from a creek by the divers and the detectives are soon confronted by a group of angry citizens lead by a local councillor seeking swift justice.

The recovery of a mutilated torso from a mangrove swamp leads detectives Goldstein and Christey on a search for a murderer but their investigation takes an unsuspected twist.

When the Water Police investigate the murder of a wealthy businessman and the apparent kidnapping of his wife, Hawker is re-acquainted with a woman he once loved.