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Broke Road

Rose Riley, Book 2

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Broke Road

By: Matthew Spencer
Narrated by: Kellie Jones
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A captivating Australian thriller from the bestselling author of Black River.

A late-night phone call is never good news for Homicide Detective Sergeant Rose Riley. This time she's being sent up to the Hunter Valley, where a woman has been found dead in her home.

Rose grew up further along the valley. She knows that for every vineyard and golf course resort visited by tourists to the 'wine country', there are as many dilapidated fibro houses and drug dens, in the shadow of one of the state's largest prisons.

A media hound points the finger at the husband, angering Rose, but capturing the attention of journalist turned true crime author Adam Bowman. His book on the 'Blue Moon Killer' made him famous but the case nearly cost Rose her life, and she's not sure how she feels about seeing him again.

Suspects abound, from the grieving husband to sinister business interests and suspicious locals. But when new evidence connects the crime to an old case, Rose realises they have no time to lose. The murderer is ready to strike again.

©2025 Matthew Spencer (P)2025 Brilliance Audio
Crime Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Detective Murder Marriage

Critic Reviews

'If you like a good police procedural, you'll love this.' (CHRIS HAMMER, author of The Valley)

'Broke Road is a real page-turner. I even stayed up late to finish it … and that never happens!' (JANE CARO, author of Lyrebird)

'Place, pace and brilliantly detailed police procedure. Matthew Spencer's Broke Road has everything you'd want from a crime thriller. Well drawn characters driving an intricate sophisticated plot.' (MICHAEL BRISSENDEN, author of Smoke)

'Black River showed Matthew Spencer's expertise in building a world with familiar surfaces and dark undercurrents. Broke Road is another taut, compelling crime thriller set in a community in transition: wineries in the sunshine, struggling mining towns in the shadows. The suspense builds in each scene as Riley and Bowman try to unlock the secrets behind a brutal slaying.' (MALCOLM KNOX, author of The First Friend)

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