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The summer of 1966-7. Hal and his little brother have just come to live in Moorabool. They're exploring the creek near their new home when they find the body of a dog.

Not just dead, but killed.

Not just killed, but horribly maimed.

Constable Mick Goodenough, recently demoted from his big-city job as a detective, is also new in town—and one of his dogs has gone missing. Like other pets around the town.

He knows what it means when someone tortures animals to death. They're practicing. So when Hal's mother starts getting late-night phone calls—a man whistling, then hanging up—Goodenough, alone among the Moorabool cops, takes her seriously. But will that be enough to keep her and her young sons safe?

Nostalgic yet clear-eyed, simmering with small-town menace, Greg Woodland's wildly impressive debut populates the rural Australia of the 1960s with memorable characters and almost unbearable tension.

©2020 Greg Woodland (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Psychological Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Thriller

Critic Reviews

"Troubling undercurrents swirl in a seductively involving story of small-town secrets and obsessions." GARRY DISHER

"A haunting, tense and unforgettable debut." CHRISTIAN WHITE
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Tangible landscape and characters that really grow on you. Moody. Gritty. Rust and cicadas Really need to make mention of Nic’s performance, a brilliant read.

Excellently read moody, corrugated iron crime.

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Kept thinking I had it worked out and that it was all obvious, had my doubts that I wouldn't regret time spent listening but ending got me good

Great read

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great new Australian author,read both his books now,and thoroughly enjoyed listening. Interesting characters & brilliant storytelling.

New Favourite Aussie

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A great ending and a gripping tale. Really will read more from this author. Well read and great characters.

An interesting story

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Maybe such a large police presence in a small town was unrealistic even in the 60s.

A well told tale, great Aussie country town drama which was believable.

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