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Book SynopsisTHE #1 Australian best-selling fiction
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''From screen to page, Matt Nable''s ability to breathe life into vivid characters shines against the grittiness of the harsh Australian landscape.'' - Jane Harper, author of The Dry
''a thrilling, heart-stopping novel that fans of The Dry are going to love'' - Weekender
''Nable renders the past both tangible and real and it''s riveting'' - Sue Turnbull, The Age
''must read'' - Who Weekly
Darwin, Summer, 1963.
The humidity sat heavy and thick over the town as Senior Constable Ned Potter looked down at a body that had been dragged from the shallow marshland. He didn''t need a coroner to tell him this was a bad death. He didn''t know then that this was only the first. Or that he was about to risk everything looking for answers.
Late one night, Charlotte Clark drove the long way home, thinking about how stuck she felt, a 23-year-old hous
Trade Review
It is a dark and tense multi layered story that will keep you guessing. * [ONLINE] Mandy Loves to Read *
Review * [ONLINE] Queensland Reviewers Collective *
[..] Nable renders the past both tangible and real and its riveting. * VIC [PRINT], The Sunday Age and Sydney Morning Herald, [AUDIENCE: 98,214, ASR: AUD 35,193] *
It's compelling. Highly recommended. * NATIONAL [PRINT], Good Reading Magazine, [AUDIENCE: 8,000, ASR: AUD 1,044] *
Recommendation * QLD [RADIO] ABC North Queensland *
A very evocative novel that excels in its characterisations and depictions of life in Darwin * ACT [PRINT] Canberra Weekly [AUDIENCE: 43, 073 ASR: AUD 772] *
Thick with humidity as tangible as the words on the page, and suffused with violence, this is a rural thriller to fill your Jane Harper void. * [ONLINE] Readings *
A gripping must-read for 2021 * NATIONAL [PRINT] WHO Magazine [AUDIENCE: 82,789 ASR: AUD 17, 868] *
Review * SA [PRINT], Murray Pioneer, [AUDIENCE: 6,400, ASR: AUD 292] *
It's great to see local authors using the Australian landscape with such strength. Actor Matt Nable does this well. * QLD, Townsville Bulletin et al. (News Corp regional syndicate), [AUDIENCE: 92,602, ASR: 3,419] *
Review * WA [PRINT], Geraldton Guardian, [AUDIENCE: 3,673, ASR: AUD 161] *
