AN ENTHRALLING AND PROPULSIVE NEW THRILLER FROM THE ACCLAIMED AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SCRUBLANDS''Compelling, original and brilliantly executed - an excellent thriller from a new master of Australian noir'' CHARLES CUMMING''Dark, twisty and atmospheric, with writing so real you can almost feel the blistering heat of the Australian summer'' LISA HALL*A HOMECOMING MARRED BY BLOODJournalist Martin Scarsden returns to Port Silver to make a fresh start with his partner Mandy. But he arrives to find his childhood friend murdered - and Mandy is the prime suspect. Desperate to clear her name, Martin goes searching for the truth.A TERRIBLE CRIMEThe media descends on Port Silver, compelled by a story that has it all: sex, drugs, celebrity, and religion. Martin is chasing the biggest scoop of his career, and the most personal.A PAST HE CAN''T ESCAPEAs Martin draws closer to a killer, the secrets of his traumatic childhood come to the surface, and he must decide what is more important - the story or his family...*Praise for SCRUBLANDS:''Shimmers . . . A tortured tale of blood and loss'' VAL MCDERMID''Stunning . . . That rare combination, a page-turner that stays long in the memory'' SUNDAY TIMES (CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH)''An almost perfect crime novel ... Intelligent, thought-provoking, greatnarrative energy'' ANN CLEEVES