<p><b>AN ENTHRALLING AND PROPULSIVE NEW THRILLER FROM THE ACCLAIMED AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SCRUBLANDS</b><br><br><b>''Compelling, original and brilliantly executed</b><b> - an excellent thriller from </b><b>a </b><b>new master of Australian noir'' CHARLES CUMMING</b><br><br><b>''Dark, twisty and atmospheric, with </b><b>writing so real you can almost feel the blistering heat of the Australian summer'' LISA HALL</b><br><br>*<br><br><b>A HOMECOMING MARRED BY BLOOD</b><br>Journalist 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.<br><br><b>A TERRIBLE CRIME</b><br>The 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.<br><br><b>A PAST HE CAN''T ESCAPE</b><br>As Martin draws