Red Dirt Road

''A rising star of Australian crime fiction '' SUNDAY TIMES''S. R. White is the real deal.'' CHRIS HAMMER, author of SCRUBLANDS''Dark and inventive''GUARDIAN, THRILLERS OF THE MONTH''Fast-paced and atmospheric outback noir''SYDNEY MORNING HERALDOne outback town. Two puzzling murders. Fifty suspects.In Unamurra, a drought-scarred, one-pub town deep in the outback, two men are savagely murdered a month apart - their bodies elaborately arranged like angels.With no witnesses, no obvious motives and no apparent connections between the killings, how can lone police officer Detective Dana Russo - flown in from hundreds of kilometres away - possibly solve such a baffling, brutal case?Met with silence and suspicion from locals who live by their own set of rules, Dana must take over a stalled investigation with only a week to make progress.But with a murderer hiding in plain sight, and the parched days rapidly passing, Dana is determined to uncover the shocking secrets of this forgotten town - a place where anyone could be a killer.A gripping and vividly atmospheric story from the international bestseller, this is a searing story perfect for fans of Jane Harper, Chris Hammer and Garry Disher.Praise for S. R. White:''A taut, beautifully observed slow-burner with an explosive finish'' Peter May''Original, compelling and highly recommended'' Chris Hammer''A fascinating case''SUNDAY TIMES''It draws you in - and rewards with a truly powerful ending''HEAT''This slow-burn novel catches light''THE SUN''The story takes place over less than 48 hours but the pace is slow-burn, relying on considerable psychological depth...the denouement hits like a knockout punchWEEKEND AUSTRALIAN''A dark and compulsive read''WOMAN & HOME