Still
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4.1 • 247 Ratings
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Darwin, Summer, 1963.
The humidity sat heavy and thick over the town as Senior Constable Ned Potter looked down at a body that had been dragged from the shallow marshland. He didn't need a coroner to tell him this was a bad death. He didn't know then that this was only the first. Or that he was about to risk everything looking for answers.
Late one night, Charlotte Clark drove the long way home, thinking about how stuck she felt, a 23-year-old housewife, married to a cowboy who wasn't who she thought he was. The days ahead felt suffocating, living in a town where she was supposed to keep herself nice and wait for her husband to get home from the pub. Charlotte stopped the car, stepped out to breathe in the night air and looked out over the water to the tangled mangroves. She never heard a sound before the hand was around her mouth.
Both Charlotte and Ned are about to learn that the world they live in is full of secrets and that it takes courage to fight for what is right. But there are people who will do anything to protect themselves and sometimes courage is not enough to keep you safe.
STILL is an evocative, page-turning thriller from a brilliant Australian writer. If you loved THE DRY and SCRUBLANDS, you will love STILL.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant read
Apart from the fact that there was an awful lot of swilling beer in an unforgiving climate, this was an excellent thriller/suspense story. I would have given this 5 stars but it was hard to get my head around the fact that literally everyone drank. Not one cuppa! It was very clever in extricating the finale. Racial prejudice prevailed throughout, as did corruption, deceit, the church coverup, brutality & threats. A broad spectrum held tightly together. Excellent & I look forward to reading more from the author.
Still
Way too over descriptive. Struggled through it till just over half way Predictive but the last parts of the book were good and well rounded ending!
Not a one trick Pony, that’s for sure!
I loved this book. It’s fantastic when you can picture things in your mind while reading but this book, I could even smell scenes. That’s so clever. I’ve always enjoyed the author’s acting ability. I think he’s a great actor and an even better author. Such a great read.