{"product_id":"9781472295736-cover-the-bones","title":"Cover the Bones","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe master of small-town mystery returns with a Times Crime Book of the Year 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ensnaring new thriller from award-winning Chris Hammer, author of Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year Scrublands and Times Crime Book of the Month Opal Country.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNO ONE IS EVER INNOCENT IN PARADISE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eCRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A \u003ci\u003eTIMES \u003c\/i\u003eCRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA small town. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA closely guarded secret, stretching back decades. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd blood in the water.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterful, stunning thriller. A twisting mystery epic in scale yet intricate in detail. Irresistible.' \u003c\/b\u003eChris Whitaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Epic. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eShakespearean in depth and range' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fierce, gripping and spine-chilling.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA body has washed up in an irrigation canal, the artery running through Yuwonderie, a man-made paradise on the border of the Outback. Stabbed through the heart, electrocuted and dumped under cover of night, there is no doubt that detectives Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan are dealing with a vicious homicide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe victim is Athol Hasluck, member of one of the seven dynasties who have controlled every slice of bountiful land in this modern-day Eden for generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut this is not an isolated incident. Someone is targeting the landed aristocracy of this quiet paradise in the desert. Secrets stretching back decades are rising to the surface at last - but the question remains, who stands to gain most from their demise? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan Ivan and Nell track down a killer before the guilt at the heart of these seven families takes the entire town down with it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Chris Hammer:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'My favourite Australian detective is Nell Buchanan.' - Ann Cleeves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hammer is a great writer - a leader in Australian noir' Michael Connelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Shimmers . A tortured tale of blood and loss' Val McDermid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stunning - a page-turner which stays long in the memory' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly brilliant, a darkly simmering mystery.' - Dervla McTiernan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Chris Hammer is at the height of his power here.' - William Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This novel is Hammer's best work yet.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This may well be Hammer's best work yet. Atmospheric and thrilling. I was gripped.' Victoria Selman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A vivid and gripping thriller' Gytha Lodge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A complex, twisty thriller, with nuanced characters and a winding plot all set in the oppressive Australian heat.' Lisa Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This slice of Australian noir sparkles like an opal in the blistering sun.' Lisa Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Top-notch Aussie Noir with real heat coming off the pages.' Christopher Fowler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScrublands \u003c\/i\u003ewas named \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eCrime Book of the Year 2019 and won the CWA John Creasey Dagger Award in the same year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDead Man's Creek\u003c\/i\u003e was named the \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003eCrime Book of the Year in 2023. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41271136452705,"sku":"9781472295736","price":8.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28180134.jpg?v=1722493904","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472295736-cover-the-bones","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}