Publication Date: May 2016

Synopsis:

In the grip of the worst drought in a century, the farming community of Kiewarra is facing life and death choices daily when three members of a local family are found brutally slain.

Federal Police investigator Aaron Falk reluctantly returns to his hometown for the funeral of his childhood friend, loath to face the townsfolk who turned their backs on him twenty years earlier.

But as questions mount, Falk is forced to probe deeper into the deaths of the Hadler family. Because Falk and Luke Hadler shared a secret. A secret Falk thought was long buried. A secret Luke’s death now threatens to bring to the surface in this small Australian town, as old wounds bleed into new ones.

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What To Expect:

Readers can expect a thrilling dual timeline mystery set in the Australian outback.

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Content Warnings:

Language: Moderate – Frequent strong language, no f- words

Sexual Content: Mild – Kissing. Allusions to past sexual encounters that are not described.

Violence: Moderate – Murder

Substance Use: Alcohol use by adults

Prejudices: None

Religious Themes: None

Other Topics: Child abuse (not descriptive), gambling

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