The best of NZ Noir.

Something to get my teeth into. Something I wasn't altogether sure I could do. Hell, it was about time I had something hard-hitting, out of the ordinary.

Rebecca Thorne needs a story that will earn her the reputation of a skilled and significant television journalist.

The questions around the Connor Bligh case promise exactly that. Is he the vicious murderer of his family or is he serving life in prison for a crime he did not commit?

Rebecca pulls strings to persuade him to tell his story. Already she is in too deep and, as she delves further into the case and into Connor's personal history, her fascination with him intensifies.

"Sounds like a good enough deal," he said, "You get famous. I get out."

Can she free the man she is convinced is innocent? And, more importantly, should she?