Gunshot Road
Adrian Hyland
ISBN: 9781569476369
Published: May 2010
Pricing
Paperback $14.00
Description
After leaving the Australian Outback to get an education, Emily Tempest — half-aboriginal, half-white — returns to her birthplace as an Aboriginal County Police officer. Emily’s first assignment is a murder at the Green Swamp Well Roadhouse, a case that seems open-and-shut to her partner, by-the-book Sergeant Cockburn. But the suspe...
After leaving the Australian Outback to get an education, Emily Tempest — half-aboriginal, half-white — returns to her birthplace as an Aboriginal County Police officer. Emily’s first assignment is a murder at the Green Swamp Well Roadhouse, a case that seems open-and-shut to her partner, by-the-book Sergeant Cockburn. But the suspect is an old friend of Emily’s father, a prospector with a passion for philosophy. Could he really have committed this heinous crime? As Emily reconnects with her past, she must accept her new role, and learn to live between two worlds.
Media
“Beguiling first mystery . . . wonderful.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Startling turns of phrase, vivid Outback setting, and rich rendering of cultural differences. . . . All in all, the novel is a corker, engaging from page 1 and on through to an ending that pulls out all the stops.”
—The Boston Globe
“A delightful, engaging book.”
—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Perfect for mystery fans who are craving new horizons.”