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  • Published: 2 July 2020
  • ISBN: 9781760896942
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $32.99

Croc Country




Unravel a chilling mystery in Australia's untamed wilderness, where the past refuses to stay buried.

Why would the police come back looking for a dead man?

Disturbed Peace

Young widow Tilly is making a new life for herself, keeping house for the rangers at the Binboona Wildlife Sanctuary in the isolated wilderness of the north-western Gulf Country. Caring for injured wildlife and helping to run the popular tourist campsite are just the distraction she needs from everything she left behind when her husband, Gerry, and young daughter were lost at sea.

Unsettling Questions

But when the police show up asking questions about Gerry, the peaceful routine she’s built is disrupted as she begins to question what really happened to her family. The arrival of botanist Connor stirs up even more emotion and has Tilly questioning who she can trust.

Hidden Dangers

When she and young ranger Luke stumble across evidence of wildlife smugglers on a visit to the local caves, suddenly her sanctuary is no longer safe and it becomes clear the past has well and truly come back to haunt her.

Set against the lush backdrop of the Northern Territory with its vibrant birds and deadly wildlife, this is a chilling and highly evocative family mystery about the wild and dangerous things that can happen in the most remote and untamed corners of our country.

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Praise for Kerry McGinnis


"McGinnis is a natural storyteller with a deep understanding of life on the land." - The Weekly Times

"McGinnis has the eye of a painter; she writes as she sees and the land comes alive." - Weekend Australian

"Anything McGinnis writes begs to be read aloud around a campfire." - Country Style

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Additional Books by Kerry McGinnis


Expand your collection with these captivating novels from Kerry McGinnis:
*Bloodwood Creek
*Gathering Storms
*The Missing Girl
*Croc Country
*The Roadhouse
*The Heartwood Hotel
*Secrets of the Springs
*Out of Alice
*Tracking North
*Wildhorse Creek
*Mallee Sky
*The Waddi Tree

Experience the captivating narratives and immersive landscapes of Kerry McGinnis's books. Order now!

  • Published: 2 July 2020
  • ISBN: 9781760896942
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $32.99

About the author

Kerry McGinnis

Kerry McGinnis was born in Adelaide and at the age of twelve took up a life of droving with her father and four siblings. The family travelled extensively across the Northern Territory and Queensland before settling on a station in the Gulf Country. Kerry has worked as a shepherd, droving hand, gardener and stock-camp and station cook on the family property, Bowthorn, north-west of Mount Isa. She is the author of two volumes of memoir, Pieces of Blue and Heart Country, and the bestselling novels The Waddi Tree, Wildhorse Creek, Mallee Sky, Tracking North, Out of Alice, Secrets of the Springs, The Heartwood Hotel, The Roadhouse, Croc Country, The Missing Girl and Gathering Storms. Kerry now lives in Bundaberg and was awarded the Order of the Outback in 2022 for her work in promoting the bush.

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Praise for Croc Country

This new novel by a popular Australian writer is a clever mystery set in the tropical north. There are cover-ups, corrupt police, and a heroine trying to find herself after a personal tragedy. Add a surprising touch of romance, and you have an exciting and entertaining read…McGinnis is expert at conjuring up a part of the country that many Australians do not know.

Canberra Times

Rural fiction queen Kerry McGinnis's gripping tale of family secrets transports readers to one of the most remote corners of this country.

Sunday Telegraph

I loved the moments of quiet domesticity in Croc Country but was unsettled by the building sense of threat – perfect in a crime novel.

Sisters in Crime

Croc Country is my favourite of McGinnis's bestselling novels so far.

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Awards & recognition

Sisters in Crime Davitt Award

Longlisted  •  2021  •  Fiction