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"Politically savvy, cleverly plotted...the kind of book that invites the ravenous language of binge reading: compulsive, propulsive, addictive."--New York Times Book Review
For fans of Jane Harper’s The Dry or Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects, a searing debut crime novel set in the Australian outback, where the grief and guilt surrounding…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Wake as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I adore anything Australian crime noir. Throw in the Outback as well, and I’m there!
This book is a compelling mystery. Slow burn and character-driven, it sucked me in and had me imagining the characters even whilst I wasn’t reading. An award-winning debut, I’ll definitely be adding this author’s future work to my TBR piles.
From Laney's list on traveling australian outback from home.
This is a gripping crime novel by an Australian author who tantalizingly weaves the wonder of the land down under within a deeper mystery mixing guilt, grief, and the complexities of family life in the outback.
For the uninitiated, it takes the reader to parts of Australia where few visitors travel… except the circus, their workers, and their secrets. The reader can almost taste the red dust, and sweat the heat in this wonderful book. There is no private when crime becomes public!
I really enjoyed the author’s ability to bring the reader through so many suspenseful crescendos without ever…
From Sandi's list on life’s adventures featuring crime, drugs, and travel.
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