{"product_id":"no-good-deed","title":"No Good Deed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"row subcategory-data mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eKatherine Kovacic | Paperback | August 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetired and newly widowed, Rena hits the road to honor a shared dream with her late husband. With each new obstacle, she discovers what she's capable of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRena and Tom have been planning this trip for years: just the two of them, retired, setting out into remote bush country to enjoy nature's dramatic beauty—and each other's company. When Tom dies unexpectedly just before they are to depart, Rena almost cancels, but there's nothing left at home but painful memories. She hits the road in her kitted-out truck, vowing to follow the itinerary she and Tom had mapped, hoping the trip will at least distract her from her devastating loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot far from her first planned stop, Rena notices a fire burning some distance off the highway. Being a good citizen, she ventures off road, and is horrified to find a vehicle consumed by flames, with what's left of the driver still inside. When she learns that the victim is a fellow geologist—a less-than-reputable character whom she hadn't seen in 20 years—Rena begins an unofficial and unwelcome investigation fraught with deceit, diamond theft, and murder. Had her old colleague found a new pipeline for the rare and valuable pink diamond, and been killed for it? And if Rena doesn't mind her own business, will she be next?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e-------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row subcategory-data mt-4 mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pb-0 mb-0 subcategory-data--label\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eKatherine Kovacic was a veterinarian but preferred training and having fun with dogs to taking their temperatures. She returned to study and earned an MA, followed by a PhD in Art History. Katherine spends her spare time writing, dancing and teaching other people’s dogs to ride skateboards. Her first book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Portrait of Molly Dean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was shortlisted for a Ned Kelly Award for best first fiction. In addition to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolly Dean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Katherine is also the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePainting in the Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shifting Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Schoolgirl Strangler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Bonnier Australia and UK), and, most recently, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeven Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Good Deed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her fifth work of fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"booxies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51233057538215,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/1523\/0375\/files\/nogooddeed.jpg?v=1787108164","url":"https:\/\/booxies.com\/products\/no-good-deed","provider":"booxies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}