Length 382 pages
Format softcover
Published 2017
Series Harriet Blue #2
My Copy I bought it
Sydney Vice Detective Harriet Blue once again finds herself
on the outskirts of civilisation after assaulting the lawyer who is prosecuting
the murder/kidnapping case against her brother Sam. Banished to the small
community in regional NSW of Last Chance Valley she’s thrust into a violent
case which threatens to cripple the 75-strong population.
There’s a terror plot, gold digging schemes, isolation
driven paranoia and a group think which leads to all manner of drama for Blue,
who, while dealing with her own inner demons from a fractured childhood, also
contends with the deadly Australian desert.
Despite being the second (3rd if you include the bookshot)
book in the Harriet Blue series, it reads perfectly well as a standalone. A
great thing about this book is that there is always something happening – be it
Harriet’s case or the case against her brother.
My rating: 5/5 stars, better than Never Never which was also
a very good read set in a mining town in the West Australian outback. I can’t
wait to read the next installment.
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