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Author Hammer, Chris (Journalist), author

Title Scrublands / Chris Hammer
Published [Place of publication not identified] : ALLEN & UNWIN, 2018
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2018
©2018

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Description 485 pages : map ; 24 cm
Summary In an isolated country town brought to its knees by endless drought, a charismatic and dedicated young priest calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners before being shot dead himself. A year later, troubled journalist Martin Scarsden arrives in Riversend to write a feature on the anniversary of the tragedy. But the stories he hears from the locals about the priest and incidents leading up to the shooting don't fit with the accepted version of events his own newspaper reported in an award-winning investigation. Martin can't ignore his doubts, nor the urgings of some locals to unearth the real reason behind the priest's deadly rampage. Just as Martin believes he is making headway, a shocking new development rocks the town, which becomes the biggest story in Australia. The media descends on Riversend and Martin is now the one in the spotlight. His reasons for investigating the shooting have suddenly become very personal. Wrestling with his own demons, Martin finds himself risking everything to discover a truth that becomes darker and more complex with every twist. But there are powerful forces determined to stop him, and he has no idea how far they will go to make sure the town's secrets stay buried
Notes On cover: A dead river. A dying town. A killer's secrets
Subject Country life -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Riverina -- Fiction
Droughts -- Fiction.
Priests -- Fiction.
Mass shootings -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Journalists -- Fiction.
Mass murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
SUBJECT Riverina (N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83137272 -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562
Genre/Form Thrillers (Fiction)
Reading nook.
Australian fiction
Detective and mystery fiction.
ISBN 1760632988
9781760632984