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Old loyalties and decadeslong feuds rise to the surface in this stunning crime novel set in a spectacular Australian landscape known for its jagged cliffs and hidden caves

Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti has taken a few days holiday in Broken Bay at precisely the wrong time The small fishing town on South Australias Limestone Coast is now the scene of a terrible tragedy

Renowned cavediver Mya Rennik has drowned while exploring a sinkhole on the land of wealthy farmer Frank Doyle As the press descends Marks boss orders him to stay put and assist the police operation

But when they retrieve Myas body a whole new mystery is opened up around the disappearance of a young local woman twenty years before

Suddenly Mark is diving deep into the towns history and in particular the simmering rivalry between its two most prominent families the Doyles and Sinclairs

Then Cherie Swinson a former actress is murdered in the Sinclairs old home and Mark is left wondering which is more dangerous Broken Bays hidden subterranean world or the secretive town above it

A tour de force Australian Womens Weekly on Cutters End

Astonishingly assured crime novel A pitch perfect outback noir Weekend Australian on Cutters End

Hickey nicely layers the intrigue as we follow the always likeable Ariti who once again discovers just how secretive and bizarre life in the rural hinterland can be Sydney Morning Herald on Stone Town

Cutters End was the winner of the BAD Danger Prize 2022 and was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction 2022