'Candice Fox is way up my list of must-read authors.' Ian Rankin
'Fox books should come with a warning: remember to breathe.' Michael Robotham
'Fox is the queen of Aussie crime.' Hayley Scrivenor
Blood is thicker than water. But too much leaves a trail . . .
Russell and Evan Powder are both cops.
And they haven’t spoken for five years, since a violent confrontation tore their family apart.
Now the brothers are assigned to the murder of a young journalist, Chloe Lutz, in the small town of Redbelly Crossing (population 205).
It’s the last thing Russell wants. This is supposed to be the week he repairs things with his teenage daughter Bridie. Now he’s had to drag her on a murderous ride-along to the middle of snake-infested nowhere.
But a big case like this is just what Evan needs after a terrible mistake nearly tanked his career.
Then a dark discovery leaves Evan with only one way out; to bury the truth Russell is so determined to uncover ...