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* * *NOW A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES * * *

THE #1 BESTSELLING AUSTRALIAN CRIME NOVEL
WINNER OF THE CWA JOHN CREASEY DAGGER
SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019

''Shimmers ... a tortured tale of blood and loss'' Val McDermid

''Stunning ... Scrublands is that rare combination, a page-turner that stays long in the memory'' Sunday Times (Crime Book of the Month)

In an isolated country town ravaged by drought, a charismatic young priest opens fire on his congregation, killing five men before being shot dead himself.

A year later, journalist Martin Scarsden arrives in Riversend to write a feature on the anniversary of the tragedy. But the stories he hears from the locals don''t fit with the accepted version of events.

Just as Martin believes he is making headway, a shocking discovery rocks the town. The bodies of two backpackers - missing since the time of the massacre - are found

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      Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
      Publication Date: 11/07/2019
      ISBN13: 9781472255143, 978-1472255143
      ISBN10: 1472255143
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      * * *NOW A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES * * *

      THE #1 BESTSELLING AUSTRALIAN CRIME NOVEL
      WINNER OF THE CWA JOHN CREASEY DAGGER
      SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019

      ''Shimmers ... a tortured tale of blood and loss''       Val McDermid

      ''Stunning ... Scrublands is that rare combination, a page-turner that stays long in the memory'' Sunday Times (Crime Book of the Month)

      In an isolated country town ravaged by drought, a charismatic young priest opens fire on his congregation, killing five men before being shot dead himself.

      A year later, journalist Martin Scarsden arrives in Riversend to write a feature on the anniversary of the tragedy. But the stories he hears from the locals don''t fit with the accepted version of events.

      Just as Martin believes he is making headway, a shocking discovery rocks the town. The bodies of two backpackers - missing since the time of the massacre - are found

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