Redbelly Crossing

'A fascinating, compelling page-turner. Redbelly Crossing is Candice Fox at her best.' JANE HARPER

'Candice Fox is one of Australia’s finest crime writers.’ CHRIS HAMMER

‘Addictive. Cancel all your plans!’ SALLY HEPWORTH

'Readers who value atmosphere and moral complexity as much as plot will find Redbelly Crossing particularly rewarding. This is Australian noir at its most suffocating and psychologically precise.' Books + Publishing

Blood is thicker than water. But too much leaves a trail . . .

Russell and Evan Powder are cops.

The brothers haven’t spoken for five years, since a violent confrontation tore their family apart.

Now they are both assigned to the murder of a young journalist, Chloe Lutz, in the small town of Redbelly Crossing (population 205).

It’s the last thing Russell wants. This is supposed to be the week he repairs things with his teenage daughter Bridie. Now he’s had to drag her on a murderous ride-along to the middle of snake-infested nowhere.

But a big case like this is just what Evan needs after a terrible mistake nearly tanked his career.

Then a dark discovery leaves Evan with only one way out; to bury the truth Russell is so determined to uncover ...

'Superbly written. I found the story Fox weaves around each of the brothers equally stellar and heartbreaking. An excellent read, one I didn't want to end.' GOOD READING

‘Redbelly Crossing is a twist-lover's dream.' ANNA DOWNES

'Every chapter is a trapdoor - and I fell through all of them with my heart in my throat.' CHRISTIAN WHITE

'If you are not on the edge of your seat from the first word to the last in this gripping thriller you have no soul.' JANE CARO

'A powerful novel . . . I think this is one of Candice's best books, and it was one that I couldn't put down.' SISTERS IN CRIME

'Fox delivers two complex and very human characters in a dark, literally venomous tale with a profound sense of place.' BOOKLIST

'Candice Fox is way up my list of must-read authors.' IAN RANKIN

'Fox is the queen of Aussie crime.' HAYLEY SCRIVENOR