Crimson Lake
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4.1 • 18 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
'One of the best crime thrillers of the year' LEE CHILD
'A masterful novel' HARLAN COBEN
'A bright new star' JAMES PATTERSON
'Fox is a daring Antipodean original.' Sydney Morning Herald
'One of our most popular crime writers.' Woman's Day
'A tough, gripping thriller that shows why Fox is one of our best crime writers.' Canberra Weekly
Six minutes – that’s all it took to ruin Detective Ted Conkaffey’s life. Accused but not convicted of abducting a teenage girl, he escapes north, to the steamy, croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake.
Amanda Pharrell knows what it’s like to be public enemy number one. Maybe it’s her murderous past that makes her so good as a private investigator, tracking lost souls in the wilderness. Her latest target, missing author Jake Scully, has a life more shrouded in secrets than her own – so she enlists help from the one person in town more hated than she is: Ted Conkaffey.
But the residents of Crimson Lake are watching the pair’s every move. And for Ted, a man already at breaking point, this town is offering no place to hide . . .
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NED KELLY AWARD 2017 FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Three murder stories hang over the town of Crimson Lake. Is former cop Ted Conkaffey a paedophile? What pushed private investigator Amanda Pharrell to kill that kid a decade ago? And what happened to legendary author Jake Scully? Ned Kelly Award winner Candice Fox’s plot is thick with twists and surprises; her characters are richly drawn and fabulously flawed. With colourful details, she transports us right into the humid, sweating North Queensland jungle. As plots converge, the tension mounts—once again, Fox has crafted a quirky and compulsive piece of crime fiction.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sydney homicide detective Ted Conkaffey, the pariah narrator of this engrossing suspense novel from Ned Kelly Award winner Fox (Hades), is halfway through his trial for the rape and attempted murder of a 13-year-old girl when the NSW director of public prosecutions withdraws the charges, since the evidence isn't strong enough to satisfy a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. Per Australian law, Ted could be prosecuted later if more evidence emerges. After his wife asks him for a divorce, Ted moves north to Crimson Lake, Queensland, where he hopes to remain incognito. Ted's lawyer puts him in touch with Amanda Pharrell, a convicted killer who has become a PI after serving eight years in prison. Ted and Amanda decide to partner on an investigation to find a missing bestselling author. Meanwhile, Ted wrestles with harassment from local cops, a reporter on his tail, and vigilante attacks against him. The surprising conclusion will leave the reader looking forward to Ted and Amanda's further adventures.
