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Stone Town

By: Margaret Hickey
Narrated by: Henry Nixon
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 With its gold rush history long in the past, Stone Town has definitely seen better days. And it's now in the headlines for all the wrong reasons . . .

When three teenagers stumble upon a body in dense bushland one rainy Friday night, Senior Sergeant Mark Ariti's hopes for a quiet posting in his old home town are shattered. The victim is Aidan Sleeth, a local property developer, whose controversial plans to buy up Blackwood land means few are surprised he ended up dead.

However his gruesome murder is overshadowed by the mystery consuming the entire nation: the disappearance of Detective Sergeant Natalie Whitsted.

Natalie had been investigating the celebrity wife of crime boss Tony 'The Hook' Scopelliti when she vanished. What did she uncover? Has it cost her her life? And why are the two Homicide detectives, sent from the city to run the Sleeth case, so obsessed with Natalie's fate?

But following a late-night call from his former boss, Mark is sure of one thing: he's now in the middle of a deadly game . . .


'Astonishingly assured crime debut. A pitch perfect outback noir, set against a vivid and atmospheric desert landscape . . . The book's explosive finale with linger with your for days.' Weekend Australian on Cutters End

'Past and the present collide to create a gripping tale of murder and intrigue.' Chris Hammer, author of Scrublands on Cutters End

'This smart, affecting tale owes more to Scandi noir fiction with its sinister twists and aching characters . . . a tour de force.' Australian Women's Weekly on Cutters End Crime Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Detective
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Great book, characters are believable and interesting. The story line has many twist which it a hard story to stop engagʻing with!

realism

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great crime story, astute and very clever Aussie observations, make me laugh out loud! love main character, the setting is as much a character as the main players! great descriptions, love it and sad when it was done, can’t wait for Detective Mark Aretti’s next assignment!!

Love Margaret Hickey’s books!!

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The Australian outback, with intimate detail about the environment, community, characters and reality of life.

Another great investigation with SS Mark Ariti navigating life alongside work

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Loved it, loved the first one and loved this one. Couldnt stop listening!!!! Love this character he is so believable. Narrator is excellent with just the right amount of Aussie in his voice.
Can't wait for another with this character line.

Excellent

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I walked a lot of extra km's this week just so I could keep listening! I was intrigued to find out who did it. Excellent story with wonderful narration.

Excellent!

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The story was excellent, as was the narrator, & characters.
I don’t appreciate the “welcome to land” at the beginning & end, at all though.

Throughly enjoyed this story.

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I hope there is many more books to come from this author with the same lead characters. loved it

fabulous!

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Iso hope she writes more books with this character Mark and that he meets the love of his life eventually. A good man ❤️❤️

I really like this writer’s style

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Let's hope there will another Mark Ariti book. Such a good story. highly recommended

Best Australian Thriller this Year

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thoroughly enjoyed from start to end. well written and narrated and very addictive story line

excellent

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