Cate O'Connor
In contemporary Melbourne, four elite female marathoners chase Olympic selection, until national treasure GRACE is brutally murdered.
Her teammates and lifelong friends are left shattered: ISLA, the golden girl hiding an abusive marriage; BRON, the wildcard on the verge of self-destruction; PRIYA, desperate to prove herself; and MAGGIE, Grace’s replacement, whose raw talent threatens the group’s fragile foundation. Bound by sweat and ambition, their sisterhood splinters as grief collides with rivalry.
The police target Grace’s devoted husband, JACOB. Still, Isla is convinced the killer is DANNY: a 22-year-old with an ex-AFL star father and a violent past. Isla throws herself into the investigation, obsession unravelling her perfect facade. Meanwhile, Bron spirals, Priya injures herself in pursuit of perfection, and Maggie stakes her claim.
Suddenly, news breaks: Grace was having an affair. Jacob’s alibi collapses, and the media weaponises her private life. With the system failing them, the women risk everything to deliver the vigilante justice that Grace and all women deserve.
They secure proof that Danny killed Grace. But when Jacob accidentally reveals details only the killer could know, Isla’s blood runs cold. As her friends step onto the Olympic stage, Isla lures Jacob to the clubhouse where Grace so often trained. And whilst the world watches Bron, Maggie, and Priya become Olympic heroes, Isla sets the place alight.