There is an apathy breaking out in the world today. People no longer care. They no longer care about others; they no longer care about themselves. Detective Inspector Sally Onions lives in this world. For her it is stranger and more disheartening than for most. She sees into the forlorn lives of others as most do not. She also sees strange creatures. When four bodies are discovered at a historic convict prison, Sally sets out to investigate, but circumstances soon get in her way. But does she want to find out the truth? It may turn out to be more soul crushing than she could have possibly imagined. Burnie to Northcote on Five Billion a Day blends elements of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Comedy, Detective Fiction, and is a pastiche of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express.