{"product_id":"9781761048692","title":"Stone Town","description":"Author: Hickey, Margaret \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761048692 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 432 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 199mm x 129mm x 26mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStone Town\u003c\/i\u003e is another captivating rural crime drama from the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eCutters End.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith its gold-rush history long in the past, Stone Town has seen better days. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd it's now in the headlines for all the wrong reasons . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhen three teenagers stumble upon a body in dense bushland one rainy Friday night, Senior Sergeant Mark Ariti's hopes for a quiet posting in his old home town are shattered. The victim is Aidan Sleeth, a property developer, whose controversial plan to buy up local land means few are surprised he ended up dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, his gruesome murder is overshadowed by a mystery consuming the entire nation- the disappearance of Detective Sergeant Natalie Whitsed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNatalie had been investigating the celebrity wife of crime boss Tony 'The Hook' Scopelliti when she vanished. What did she uncover? Has it cost her her life? And why are the two Homicide detectives, sent from the city to run the Sleeth case, so obsessed with Natalie's fate?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing a late-night call from his former boss, Mark is sure of one thing- he's now in the middle of a deadly game . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An impressive piece of crime fiction, with good characters, a twisty plot and crisp descriptions of an outback town undergoing change.' \u003ci\u003eCanberra Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Hickey nicely layers the intrigue as we follow the always likeable Ariti, who once again discovers just how secretive and bizarre life in the rural hinterland can be. \u003ci\u003eStone Town\u003c\/i\u003e does not disappoint.' \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eStone Town\u003c\/i\u003e is a complex and readable crime novel, and is highly recommended.' \u003ci\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Like Hickey's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eCutters End\u003c\/i\u003e, this equally satisfying thriller has interesting twists.' \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Astonishingly assured crime debut. A pitch perfect outback noir, set against a vivid and atmospheric desert landscape . . . The book's explosive finale will linger with you for days.' \u003ci\u003eWeekend Australian\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eCutters End\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331559284894,"sku":"UBD-9781761048692","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761048692.jpg?v=1744771650","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761048692","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}