Discover the ingenious and edgy crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author, with suspense that will keep you guessing to the very last page . . .

'One of the best crime thrillers of the year' Lee Child

'A masterful novel' Harlan Coben

'A bright new star of crime fiction' James Patterson

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12.46: 13-year-old Claire Bingley stands alone at a bus stop

12.47: Ted Conkaffey parks his car beside her

12.52: Claire is missing . . .

Six minutes - that's all it took to ruin Detective Ted Conkaffey's life.

Accused but not convicted of Claire's abduction, he escapes north, to the croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake.

Amanda Pharrell knows what it's like to be public enemy no. 1.

Maybe it's her murderous past that makes her so good as a private investigator, tracking lost souls in the wilderness.

When it seems that her latest target has a life more shrouded in secrets than her own, 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 . . .
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'A fast-paced, expertly crafted read with a cast of colourful characters' Guardian

'Atmospheric Australian thriller' Grazia