A rising star of Australian crime fiction ' SUNDAY TIMES'S. R. White is the real deal.' CHRIS HAMMER, author of SCRUBLANDS'Dark and inventive' GUARDIAN, THRILLERS OF THE MONTH'Fast-paced and atmospheric outback noir' SYDNEY MORNING HERALDOne outback town. Two puzzling murders. Fifty suspects. In Unamurra, a drought-scarred, one-pub town deep in the outback, two men are savagely murdered a month apart - their bodies elaborately arranged like angels. With no witnesses, no obvious motives and no apparent connections between the killings, how can lone police officer Detective Dana Russo - flown in from hundreds of kilometres away - possibly solve such a baffling, brutal case?Met with silence and suspicion from locals who live by their own set of rules, Dana must take over a stalled investigation with only a week to make progress. But with a murderer hiding in plain sight, and the parched days rapidly passing, Dana is determined to uncover the shocking secrets of this forgotten town - a place where anyone could be a killer. A gripping and vividly atmospheric story from the international bestseller, this is a searing story perfect for fans of Jane Harper, Chris Hammer and Garry Disher. Praise for S. R. White:'A taut, beautifully observed slow-burner with an explosive finish' Peter May'Original, compelling and highly recommended' Chris Hammer'A fascinating case' SUNDAY TIMES 'It draws you in - and rewards with a truly powerful ending' HEAT'This slow-burn novel catches light' THE SUN'The story takes place over less than 48 hours but the pace is slow-burn, relying on considerable psychological depth...the denouement hits like a knockout punch WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN'A dark and compulsive read' WOMAN & HOMEBinding: Hardback
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