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In the drought-stricken town of Riversend, the charismatic priest Byron Swift, who was well-liked by the community, suddenly turns violent, shooting five parishioners on a Sunday morning. Swift is then shot and killed by a local police officer.
Jul 25, 2018 · Scrublands is a multilayered investigative crime novel which starts off as a seemingly simple assignment for journalist Martin Scarsden when he is sent by the Sydney Morning Herald to write a follow up feature on a mass shooting that occurred a year ago.
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Jan 8, 2019 · In Riversend, an isolated Australian community afflicted by an endless drought, a young priest does the unthinkable: he kills five parishioners before being taken down himself. A year later, journalist Martin Scarsden arrives in Riversend. His assignment: to report how the townspeople are coping as the anniversary of the tragedy approaches.
Jan 8, 2019 · A complex novel powered by a cast of characters with motives and loyalties as ever-shifting as the dry riverbed beneath them, Hammer’s story catches fire from the first page.” -- J. Todd Scott, author of THE FAR EMPTY and HIGH WHITE SUN “A compulsively page-turning thriller where the parched interior looms as large as the characters.”
- Atria Books
- $11.6
Apr 10, 2019 · The bodies of two German backpackers--missing since the time of the church shootings--are discovered in a dam in the scrublands, deserted backwoods marked by forest fires. As the media flocks to the scene, Martin finds himself thrown into a whole new mystery.
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- Chris Hammer
An astonishingly accomplished and hugely original Australian debut crime novel In a country town ravaged by drought, a charismatic young priest opens fire on the congregation, killing five men before being shot dead himself.
- Chris Hammer
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A powerful, compelling, vividly written Australian crime novel, perfect for fans of Peter May and Jane Harper
- Chris Hammer
