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“Angus takes a dainty sip then turns slightly to face him. The man has the charisma of a lizard, thinks Grogan. Those still, unblinking eyes, the leathered skin, cold gaze.”
Angus Jones owns a drought-stricken property 50km west of the tiny town where Grogan is the local cop. Nasty, angry piece of work whose wife walked out. Grogan’s just as angry and frustrated at being stuck in this dusty red place with its unrelenting heat and no signs of promotion to keep his wife and kids from leaving the ...more
“Angus takes a dainty sip then turns slightly to face him. The man has the charisma of a lizard, thinks Grogan. Those still, unblinking eyes, the leathered skin, cold gaze.”
Angus Jones owns a drought-stricken property 50km west of the tiny town where Grogan is the local cop. Nasty, angry piece of work whose wife walked out. Grogan’s just as angry and frustrated at being stuck in this dusty red place with its unrelenting heat and no signs of promotion to keep his wife and kids from leaving the ...more
Oct 25, 2023
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Rita and Berndt, both German nationals, were in Australia and had arrived in Caloodie in Queensland, from Sydney, heading to the vast outback for work. Caloodie was a small dot on the horizon, surrounded by red dust and bush, and because it was summer, excruciatingly hot. The two of them hadn't known heat like it was there, but were determined to carry on. But their lack of preparation was about to be detrimental...
DS Lucas Walker was from Sydney, currently on compassionate leave because his bel ...more
DS Lucas Walker was from Sydney, currently on compassionate leave because his bel ...more
When two young German backpackers, Rita & Berndt, go missing in the Queensland outback, DS Lucas Walker has a brief to oversee the local investigation as a public relations exercise while he's in the area on personal leave. Barbara Guerra, Rita's sister & a police officer in Berlin, flies to Australia to take part in the search. They make a pretty good team despite differences in opinion & approach. Their investigations into the disappearances are complicated by a drug operation in the same area
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This book is a page turner!
I got swept into the story and could hardly put it down.
The story of missing backbackers in outback Australia unexpectedly morphs into a search for a serial killer and the chapters ended up playing like a movie or a riveting TV series.
Thoroughly enjoyed and diving straight into book 2 in the series!
I got swept into the story and could hardly put it down.
The story of missing backbackers in outback Australia unexpectedly morphs into a search for a serial killer and the chapters ended up playing like a movie or a riveting TV series.
Thoroughly enjoyed and diving straight into book 2 in the series!
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