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The Drowning

By: Bryan Brown
Narrated by: Bryan Brown
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Summary
 The body of a local teenage boy is found on the beach of a sleepy northern New South Wales town. David went for an evening swim and got into trouble . . . at least, that's what it looks like.

Three weeks before, Leila, a young backpacker, didn't turn up for her shift at the local cafe. Benny, the owner, isn't worried. It happens - backpackers are always on the move. There'll be another one.

One of the locals, Adrian, has been a help to Benny. He's found him a nice little sideline. Not exactly legal. Is that all Adrian is arranging on the coast? He once was a cop but has he gone bad?

And in the back-blocks outside town, a bikie gang is gearing up for a large consignment from South America.

Murder, drugs, liaisons and lies are stirring up this small coastal town.

With Bryan Brown's characteristic laconic storytelling - humorous, tough and suspenseful - the secrets of this seemingly idyllic town slowly come to the surface.

'A work of rattling and serpentine suspense … gripping and sinuous and so, so good.' Trent Dalton
'Uniquely Australian and uncommonly good, I could hear the author's voice in every spare, haunting line. More please.' - Michael Robotham

'My friend Bryan Brown, quite apart from his other manifold talents, turns out to be an excellent writer. An authentic voice; highly imaginative yet completely believable, with a flair for fully realised characters and a gripping narrative … a great storyteller. This is utterly baffling. I'm furious.' - Sam Neill©2023 Bryan Brown (P)2023 W.F.Howes Ltd Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Exciting Witty
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Beautifully written and narrated by Bryan. The characters are real, the locations familiar while interesting with some great Aussie speak. I see an opening for the next book.

Hooked from the beginning

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Loved the twists and turns & the end result, well thought out storyline and plot twist

The intrigue

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took time to get into but then couldn't put it down, a good story with colour

the characters

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I didn't know what to expect but this story is fantastic and Brown's narration is perfect

a new favourite

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Excellent written story. It feels so realistic. And BB reading his own story made it even more authentic. A must read or audible to experience….

That it could be a true story

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