{"product_id":"scrublands-by-chris-hammer","title":"Scrublands By Chris Hammer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOld loyalties and decades-long feuds rise to the surface in this stunning crime novel, set in a spectacular Australian landscape known for its jagged cliffs and hidden caves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetective Sergeant Mark Ariti has taken a few days’ holiday in Broken Bay at precisely the wrong time. The small fishing town on South Australia’s Limestone Coast is now the scene of a terrible tragedy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRenowned cave diver Mya Rennik has drowned while exploring a sinkhole on the land of wealthy farmer Frank Doyle. As the press descends, Mark’s boss orders him to stay put and assist the police operation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut when they retrieve Mya's body, a whole new mystery is opened up, around the disappearance of a young local woman twenty years before . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuddenly Mark is diving deep into the town’s history - and in particular the simmering rivalry between its two most prominent families, the Doyles and Sinclairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen a murder takes place at the Sinclairs’ old home – and Mark is left wondering which is more Broken Bay’s hidden subterranean world or the secretive town above it . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A tour de force.' A ustralian Women's Weekly on Cutters End\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Astonishingly assured crime novel. A pitch perfect outback noir.' Weekend Australian on Cutters End\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Hickey nicely layers the intrigue as we follow the always likeable Ariti, who once again discovers just how secretive and bizarre life in the rural hinterland can be.' Sydney Morning Herald on Stone Town\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCutters End was the winner of the BAD Danger Prize 2022 and was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction 2022.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wide Genre","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":47516397109468,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":47516397142236,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2044\/5148\/files\/12_84f4dcd3-bf0d-44e7-9e83-c32ac1ac8bf3.png?v=1769855760","url":"https:\/\/widegenre.com\/products\/scrublands-by-chris-hammer","provider":"WideGenre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}