{"product_id":"9781761342066","title":"An Ill Wind","description":"Author: Hickey, Margaret\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761342066\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe exciting new rural crime novel from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBroken Bay\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Creeper. \u003c\/i\u003eWhen a massive wind farm is erected on its outskirts, a small Victorian town is ripped apart in the deadliest of ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHigh on a hill above the small Victorian town of Carrabeen, 300 wind turbines constantly spin. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eExcept one is now deadly still - a body hanging from its huge white blade.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDetective Sergeants Belinda Burney and Will Lovell are shocked to discover the dead man is Geordie Pritchard, a rich local philanthropist and owner of the wind energy farm.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSuicide at first seems the likely explanation, until Geordie's widow Lucinda insists her husband was murdered - and she has the death threats to prove it. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCertainly the wind farm has ripped the rural town in two. Some welcome the jobs and prosperity it brings, others are enraged by the loss of farming land. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn short, Pritchard was both saint and sinner. But who in the small community hated him enough to want him dead?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hickey is a rising talent in the Australian bush noir genre, and her latest offering is a ripper . . . a fabulous novel. FIVE STARS.' \u003ci\u003eGood Reading magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'This is a terrific novel with a great plot that reflects a lot of current issues.' \u003ci\u003eReadings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'A solid slice of bush noir.' \u003ci\u003eCanberra Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48211444072606,"sku":"UBD-9781761342066","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761342066.jpg?v=1788007447","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761342066","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}