{"product_id":"9781761349317","title":"The First Law of the Bush","description":"Author: Parkes, Geoff\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761349317\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 06 Jan 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the 1990s in New Zealand's King Country, \u003ci\u003eThe First Law of the Bush\u003c\/i\u003e is the scintillating new rural noir from the author of \u003ci\u003eWhen The Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's a beautiful day to be alive, Bill Dickerson thought, seconds before he tumbled from the viaduct onto the jagged rocks below . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHis awful death made national news. But still, one year on, Bill's widow Carol has received no explanation about what happened. Was it suicide? An accident? Maybe murder?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo Carol hires lawyer Ryan Bradley in her fight for justice. Ryan has just returned to the remote town of Nashville after ten years away, so he's in no position to turn down work.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eExcept the case seems hopeless from the start. Bill's employer is denying responsibility, Carol's friends are shunning her, and the only witnesses - co-workers Gav Coates and Wati Reynolds - can shed no light on the tragic fall. Even Senior Sergeant 'Stinger' Nettle is too busy turning a blind eye to Wati's illegal schemes to dig deeper into the death.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBut in small towns, nothing is quite what it seems. And for one Nashville resident the wrong question will come at a deadly price . . .","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722402844830,"sku":"UBD-9781761349317","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761349317.jpg?v=1776318697","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761349317","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}