Meet commercial pilot Claire Hardcastle - fiery, clever, daring and trying to prove herself in a man's world.When Claire's routine flight to pick up regular passenger, Jorge, from a remote island turns into a homicide investigation, she is excited to discover she may hold a clue to the crime! A growing attraction to investigator Detective Sergeant Jack Body, and a desire to help solve the murder, leads Claire into a world of disputed Maori history, artefact smuggling and child abuse.Death on D'Urville is the first novel in the Claire Hardcastle Mystery series set in New Zealand, following Claire's adventures as a commercial pilot, flying instructor and accidental detective.