Crimson Lake

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 Read the book that inspired the hit series on Prime Video, Troppo _______________________________ 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 . . . _______________________________ ‘A fast-paced , expertly crafted read with a cast of colourful characters’ Guardian ‘ Atmospheric Australian thriller’ Grazia