{"product_id":"9781761153556","title":"The Redline","description":"Author: Adrian Hyland\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761153556\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ultimo Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn open road. A dead cop. A killer in the hills …\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI flicked on the torch, swept the surrounds. Nothing. Then I directed the beam into the trees on the other side of the road.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUp on a high, jutting branch, something moved. It may have been a white face, a pale body, a curved leg. Or it may have been none of those things. Was it human? Too quick for me to tell. A ripple, a blink and it was gone. But it seemed to leave an afterglow, an impression upon the fabric of the night.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI took a deep breath. What had I seen? It had appeared to be a pair of piercing eyes in a pale visage. It could almost have been an owl, so compelling was its gaze, so swift its departure. Maybe it was just a trick of the light, a distorted shadow?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere was a crunch of leaf in the litter below and it was gone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhatever it was, it sent a chill through me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s the festive season in the Windmark Ranges and Sergeant Jesse Redpath’s day is going from bad to worse. It begins with her having to arrest the usual drunks and troublemakers and ends with the death of a colleague out on the Redline road. A death that may or may not have been an accident.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nJesse learns there have been other deaths and disappearances in the ranges, and that the local rumour mill suggests the perp is an elusive, semi-mythical character who goes by the name of ‘Anarchy’.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBeneath the charm of a close-knit community, a darker truth festers, and Jesse’s driven to expose it, no matter the disruption to the valley’s fragile tranquillity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE REDLINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'steeped in the beauty and danger of Australian landscapes.’ \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Canberra Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46521353044126,"sku":"TLD-9781761153556","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761153556.jpg?v=1771301390","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761153556","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}