Description

The summer of 19667 Hal and his little brother have just come to live in Moorabool Theyre 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 bigcity job as a detective is also new in townand one of his dogs has gone missing Like other pets around the town

He knows what it means when someone tortures animals to death Theyre practising So when Hals mother starts getting latenight phone callsa man whistling then hanging upGoodenough alone among the Moorabool cops takes her seriously But will that be enough to keep her and her young sons safe

Nostalgic yet cleareyed simmering with smalltown menace Greg Woodlands wildly impressive debut populates the rural Australia of the 1960s with memorable characters and almost unbearable tension

Troubling undercurrents swirl in a seductively involving story of smalltown secrets and obsessions GARRY DISHER

A haunting tense and unforgettable debut CHRISTIAN WHITE