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Book SynopsisA NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Who''s lying about what happened at Dirt Creek?
Blends a taut psychological thriller with a suspenseful police proceduralFans of Liane Moriarty and Jane Harper won't want to miss this page-turner. Publishers Weekly, starred review
A novel of sharp-edged tempers, accidents waiting to happen and dark inheritances. New York Times Book Review
When twelve-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small town in rural Australia, the community is thrown into a maelstrom of suspicion and grief. As Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels arrives in town during the hottest spring in decades and begins her investigation, Esther's tenacious best friend, Ronnie, is determined to find Esther and bring her home.
When schoolfriend Lewis tells Ronnie that he saw Esther with a strange man at the creek the afternoon she went missing, Ronnie feels she is one step closer to finding her. But w
