Bordertown
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4.5 • 4 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Seven missing. One dead. No hope.
The Australian outback is beautiful, idyllic, peaceful, and all Detective Bo Campbell has to do is fit in.
Within a day of his arrival, however, he's asked to cover up the murder of a local Aboriginal woman found in bushland. When he discovers she's not the only one, his whole world comes crashing down.
In 1982, north-western New South Wales is plagued by corruption, deaths in custody and inequality. Sent to the remote area after he accidentally shot and killed his partner in a bungled drug raid in Newtown, Bo finds himself caught in a trap and being squeezed by a ruthless group who will stop at nothing to get what they want.
Bo only has one choice: will he save himself or risk everything to fight for truth and justice?
In this harrowing, fast-paced novel, survival of the fittest takes on a whole new meaning. With his life and career crashing down around him, Bo gets help from those least expected. But who will pay the ultimate sacrifice?
Customer Reviews
Fast Paced masterpiece
It is so easy to put yourself in the outback town in the 80s from the way the author tells the story. You can tell he has experience in the field and outback Australia, he is well versed in these topics by the language and details of the story.
Bo Campbell is such a great character. Using alcohol to function after trauma and still having to make big choices. Not a clean cut hero. Simply a man with a job to do and choices to make. The way the author developed him as a man was great to read. And all done in a fast paced, thrilling ride. I couldn’t put the book down, it stayed with me when I had to take breaks from reading and well after I finished the book.
It is not a huge stretch of the imagination to believe that this kind of abuse on first Australians is still happening today and the fictional organisation the FLA isn’t far from some still functioning today.
I can highly recommend this book to anyone who loves Australian Crime Fiction.
Must Read
What an amazing read. When I purchased this book I thought it was a true story. It seemed like it was
Can’t wait to read the next book in this series