Dust

Lake Herrod, a once-thriving community, now lies in the shadow of a nearly dry lake. The town, like the water, is evaporating and its residents are left clinging to what little remains.

When Aaron Love discovers a fresh corpse near the cracked lakebed – along with evidence his missing father is alive and linked to a web of organised crime – he is thrust into a world of deception, injustice and betrayal. With the town on the brink of collapse, Aaron and a haunted detective, Martyn Kravets, uncover a web of conspiracy that reaches far beyond the small community.

Dust is a dark, gripping thriller that explores the complexities of identity, a search for truth, and the unyielding forces of corruption in a world where lives are lived on the fringe and nothing is as it seems.

‘Simply [Brissenden’s] best…Dust is a sharply observed book with memorable characters who animate the tensions over climate change that are dividing Australia. Brissenden has always understood the politics, and here he demonstrates an understanding of people and the forces that motivate them from self-interest to fear and ultimately love. It’s heartbreakingly good.’ SPECTRUM