Red Dirt Road

'A rising star of Australian crime fiction ' SUNDAY TIMES
'S. R. White is the real deal.' CHRIS HAMMER, author of SCRUBLANDS
'Dark and inventive'GUARDIAN, THRILLERS OF THE MONTH
'Fast-paced and atmospheric outback noir'SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

One outback town. Two puzzling murders. Fifty suspects.
In Unamurra, a drought-scarred, one-pub town deep in the outback, two men are savagely murdered a month apart - their bodies elaborately arranged like angels.

With no witnesses, no obvious motives and no apparent connections between the killings, how can lone police officer Detective Dana Russo - flown in from hundreds of kilometres away - possibly solve such a baffling, brutal case?

Met with silence and suspicion from locals who live by their own set of rules, Dana must take over a stalled investigation with only a week to make progress.

But with a murderer hiding in plain sight, and the parched days rapidly passing, Dana is determined to uncover the shocking secrets of this forgotten town - a place where anyone could be a killer.

A gripping and vividly atmospheric story from the international bestseller, this is a searing story perfect for fans of Jane Harper, Chris Hammer and Garry Disher.

Praise for S. R. White:

'A taut, beautifully observed slow-burner with an explosive finish' Peter May
'Original, compelling and highly recommended' Chris Hammer
'A fascinating case'SUNDAY TIMES
'It draws you in - and rewards with a truly powerful ending'HEAT
'This slow-burn novel catches light'THE SUN
'The story takes place over less than 48 hours but the pace is slow-burn, relying on considerable psychological depth...the denouement hits like a knockout punchWEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
'A dark and compulsive read'WOMAN & HOME

Author: S. R. White
Publisher: Headline
Published: 06/27/2023
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.47h x 6.40w x 1.16d
ISBN13: 9781472291158
ISBN10: 1472291158
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Thrillers | Crime
- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense
- Fiction | Crime

About the Author

S. R. White's debut novel, HERMIT, was a top ten bestseller in Australia and nominated for the Crime Writers' Association award for the best crime novel by a first-time author.

He now lives in Queensland, having worked for a UK police force for twelve years before taking an MA in Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University.