{"product_id":"gunnawah-9780733652905","title":"Gunnawah","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''A classic Aussie crime novel arrives, like a full-throttle ute through a fence. I gobbled it up like a Pine Lime Splice on a hot day.'' \u003cb\u003eKAZ COOKE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''It''s amazing to see what Ronni Salt can do when she''s freed of a 280-character word limit.'' \u003cb\u003eSHAUN MICALLEF \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt''s 1974 in the Riverina\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe weather is hot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the body in the Murray River is stone cold . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA captivating and compulsive crime thriller about guns, drugs and a young woman dead on the money\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen nineteen-year-old farmgirl Adelaide Hoffman applies for a cadetship at the \u003ci\u003eGunnawah Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, she sees it as her ticket out of a life too small for her. The paper''s owner, Valdene Bullark, seeing something of the girl she once was in young Adelaide, puts her straight to work.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat starts as a routine assignment covering an irrigation project soon puts Adelaide on the trail of a much bigger story. Water is money in farming communities, and when Adelaide starts asking questions, it''s like she''s poked a bull ant''s nest. Someone will do whatever it takes to stop Adelaide and Val finding out how far the river of corruption and crime runs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShady deals. Vested interests. A labyrinth of lies. It seems everyone in Gunnawah has a secret to keep. And too many are already dead quiet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet deep in the heart of rural Australia during the era of Gough Whitlam, pub brawls and flared jeans, \u003ci\u003eGunnawah\u003c\/i\u003e is a compulsive crime thriller of corruption, guns and drugs from Australian Noir''s most arresting new voice. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This compelling rural crime story, embedded in the politically charged Australia of the 1970s, will intrigue fans of Margaret Hickey, Richard Osman and Lainie Anderson.'' \u003cb\u003eBOOKS+PUBLISHING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Well researched and marvellously written'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN''S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Ronni Salt''s debut is historical crime fiction at its best, with a strong sense of place and time and wonderful characters at its core.'' \u003cb\u003eNEWTOWN REVIEW OF BOOKS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Salt crafts a captivating character-driven tale that draws you into the small town and its many stories . . . A striking and powerful novel'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCANBERRA WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862910828887,"sku":"9780733652905","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780733652905.jpg?v=1759919065","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gunnawah-9780733652905","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}