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No Trace

By: Michael Trant
Narrated by: Ric Herbert
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From the author of Wild Dogs comes an electrifying combination of outback action thriller and the classic locked room mystery.

'Did you have to kill them all?'

It's the question Gabe Ahern has been running from since he bust open a major criminal operation - and left a dozen men dead. He knows that one day the 'bad guys' will come for revenge.

A skilled dog-trapper, Gabe has one rule: leave no sign, leave no trace. And for the last year he's been successfully hiding out on a friend's remote cattle property in the Pilbara.

But when Goldmont Station opens its gates to a bunch of city folk eager for an authentic outback experience, Gabe can feel eyes on the back of his neck. Are all these visitors really tourists?

In the space of 24 hours, the station's helicopter falls from the sky...the phones and internet go down...and one of the guests turns up dead...

With major flooding suddenly cutting off all exit roads, Gabe fears he's as trapped as the dogs he hunts. And that his bloody past has finally caught up with him.

©2023 Michael Trant (P)2023 Penguin Random House Australia Audio Mystery Suspense Fiction Exciting

Critic Reviews

"Tough, fast and hard - my kind of book." (Lee Child)
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As the author, It's starting to freak me out a little how well Ric gets inside my head. Once again he's brought my characters to life exactly as I heard them, and manages to add little nuances to each so they all stand out from one another. Love ya work, mate, well done.

Ric has done it again.

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Loved the narrative
Kept u guessing could have been any one
Great description of the area , bush and Aussie slang
Love Gab reminds me of my dad

Wow good Aussie yarn

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Michael Trant is one of the best.
Gripping, thrilling, captivating fiction done exceptionally right!

Gripping!

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Excellent continuation from Wild Dogs, location, Characters and story line were all perfect. Really enjoyable read, I’m hoping they’ll be another book to follow soon!

Action, suspense great story

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I love it when you find one of those books that completely drags you in, makes you fall in love with the characters, and demands that you sit on the edge of your seat for the nail-biting moments of it. This is one of those books for me.

Gabe the all round Aussie outback man - manly but kind encased in a skin of sadness and vulnerability, knows his strengths and weakness - well how can you not love him......

Ric Herbert the perfect Narrator - just topped both books 'Wild Dogs' and No Trace' and made both experiences a brilliant must read.

An all round five star performance

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Well crafted and read. Great story, exciting, engaging with some unexpected twists. Thoroughly enjoyable Australiana yarn.

Great read!

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I really enjoyed this book and so sad when it ended, this story kept me guessing to the very end, well written.

great book

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I love reading/listening to anything set in the Australian bush. We heard the author being interviewed on ABC’s Country Hour and immediately downloaded his second Audible recorded novel.
I listen to many Audibles also whilst sitting for long hours on a tractor, so when he mentioned most of his ideas are imagined doing the same, I couldn’t resist. So glad I did.
Loved all the characters, storyline, outback station setting, etc. The only thing I had to fast forward was some of the toddler’s rescue scene. It was just a tad long winded for me and I felt it was given a bit too much attention given it wasn’t the central plot focus.
Otherwise a cracking read and I look forward to downloading the next recording. I am going back to listen to the first book as I only just realised there is one. Whoops!
The reader, Ric Herbert, is fabulous. Well done.

Terrific Aussie Drama

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Had to binge listen this one! I hope this hero gets to enjoy a well deserved retirement! Can’t wait to read another by this author. Once again, brilliantly matched narrator!

Another Hum Dinger!

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I loved this book. Maybe even more so than Wild Dogs. Perhaps due to having already developed that love for the old curmudgeon that is Gabe Ahern.

Michael does such a wonderful job of making you care for, root for and relate to his characters, and then he throws in a bombshell of unexpected doubt. The whole way through you’re suspicious and wondering who the culprit is, creating an internal conflict for some characters who are hard not to like.

There was one particular scene in this book that quite literally kept me edge seated, my finger nails mere stumps and eventually reduced me to a blubbering mess of snot and tears.

Lots of twists, action, heartfelt and relatable relationships. 5/5 and can’t wait to read Gabe’s next adventure.

Even better than the first

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