This is the debut novel of Melbourne writer, Sarah Bailey, and revolves around the murder of a teacher, Rosalind Ryan, in a small town in New South Wales, and the discovery of her body in the local lake. The investigation is headed up by a detective called Gemma Woodstock, an investigation made all the more difficult by the antagonistic associations Gemma and Rosalind had in high school. As Gemma pulls the threads attached to Rosalind’s murder, she unravels many dark secrets around the small town she thought she knew. This is an atmospheric and well-realised Australian crime novel that would be a great read for any fans of Jane Harper’s The Dry.
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