{"product_id":"9781761351112","title":"Cold River","description":"Author: Hickey, Margaret\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761351112\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sensational new novel from the author of the bestselling thriller\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Creepe\u003c\/i\u003er, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeep in the mountains, secrets grow deadly . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSenior Constable Sally White knows how easily hikers can go missing in Victoria's High Country. But there's something about the disappearance of Louis Taylor, a young man lost up Mount Viking, that's not sitting right with her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLouis was an aspiring journalist, researching the illegal tobacco trade - also known as chop chop - that was once so prevalent in the area. And the last person he interviewed before his hike has just met a gruesome end . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut with no other leads, and with the search winding down, Sally is forced to accept the young man died in a tragic accident.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Until she learns of another missing persons case that bears striking similarities. Astrid Marlowe, a young lawyer, vanished in the same mountains two years earlier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Were Louis and Astrid simply unlucky hikers lost in the treacherous terrain? Or did they both stumble into something - or someone - they shouldn't have?","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48235296784542,"sku":"UBD-9781761351112","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761351112.jpg?v=1788524042","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761351112","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}