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1971Hal is seventeen with dreams of escaping from Moorabool to a life in the city But right now hes on a good behaviour bond and stuck in a job he hates paying off the car he borrowed and crashed Hals packingroom job makes him a target for workplace bullies and the friendship of the older more worldly Christine is all that makes each day bearable So when she doesnt turn up for work hes on the alert

So is Sergeant Mick Goodenough But he already knows whats happened to Christine the same thing that happened to the newly elected deputy mayor When another gruesome accident occurs in Moorabool Goodenough suspects theres something sinister going on behind the scenes at the abattoir

Mick and Hal are both determined to dig up the truth Before long each of them is going to find himself in mortal danger and running for his life

Greg Woodland author of the acclaimed The Night Whistler returns with another nailbiting rural thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat

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