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082 0 4 _aA823.4
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100 1 _aHammer, Chris,
_eauthor.
_9125581
245 1 0 _aScrublands /
_cChris Hammer.
246 3 _aScrub lands
246 3 4 _aScrublands :
_ba dead river, a dying town, a killer's secrets
260 _aCrows Nest, N.S.W. :
_bAllen & Unwin,
_c2018.
264 1 _aCrows Nest, NSW :
_bAllen & Unwin,
_c2018.
264 4 _c©2018.
300 _a486 pages :
_b1 map ;
_c24 cm.
336 _acartographic image813/.6
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336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aPhotograph on back endpaper.
520 _aSet in a fictional Australian Riverina town at the height of a devastating drought. In an isolated country town brought to its knees by endless drought, a charismatic and dedicated young priest calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners before being shot dead himself. A year later, troubled journalist Martin Scarsden arrives in Riversend to write a feature on the anniversary of the tragedy. But the stories he hears from the locals about the priest and incidents leading up to the shooting don't fit with the accepted version of events his own newspaper reported in an award-winning investigation. Martin can't ignore his doubts, nor the urgings of some locals to unearth the real reason behind the priest's deadly rampage. Just as Martin believes he is making headway, a shocking new development rocks the town, which becomes the biggest story in Australia. The media descends on Riversend and Martin is now the one in the spotlight. His reasons for investigating the shooting have suddenly become very personal. Wrestling with his own demons, Martin finds himself risking everything to discover a truth that becomes darker and more complex with every twist. But there are powerful forces determined to stop him, and he has no idea how far they will go to make sure the town's secrets stay buried. A compulsive thriller that will haunt you long after you have turned the final page.
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