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Thursday, November 21, 2024

OUTBACK

 


I am a great fan of Garry Disher and Chris Hammer, so when a librarian recommended Patricia Wolf, I gave this, her first novel, a go. And I liked the book a lot.  

This is the first novel from a seasoned journo (published in the Guardian, among other newspapers) so there is something tentative about the plotting.  All thrillers nowadays seem to have to have a serial killer, and Aussie thrillers seem to always feature a crooked cop.  And the background to the villain came too late.  

But there were tons of redeeming features.  I really engaged with the characters, and lived with them through the story.  I desperately wanted the two good cops to survive and win.  And the descriptions of the Queensland far outback were terrific.  I look forward to a sequel, and expect to follow this author for quite a little while.

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