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Darkness Runs Deep

By: Claire McNeel
Narrated by: Hayley Edwards
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In the darkest hour, a blood-soaked teenager flees the rural Gerandaroo football oval.

Eight months later, Bess, a young teacher, returns home to Gerandaroo. A childhood game of dare with her former best friend forces Bess to form a women's footy team to play against Denby, a rival town. Bess reluctantly recruits players, but the team has to contend with hostile locals - including Bess's own father. Will this help the small community to come back together - or will it be the final thing that blows everything apart?

As tensions in the town boil over, so too do resentments and secrets and violence that have been previously held tight and close.

Fiercely told and breathlessly compelling, Darkness Runs Deep is a striking new Australian crime novel about the best and worst of who we are.

©2024 Claire McNeel (P)2024 Macmillan Australia Audio Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural Fiction Crime Game
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Reasonable story line, and narration was fine but somewhat pedestrian in places.
It is just lacking some extra oomph.

A story celebrating women’s football

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A fantastic story about women’s football.The story also included plenty of layers of what was both acceptable and controversial back in the 90s .
The authors knowledge of football was fantastic.

Wonderful story by Australian author

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living bess coming home to a small town so many peaple from Australia will get

great plot

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