Margaret Hickey at Broadbeach Library

For a decade, the small mountain town of Edenville in Victoria’s high country has been haunted by the horrific murders of 5 hikers on Jagged Ridge. When the body of bushland loner Bill ‘Creeper’ Durant – known for stalking campers - was found, the case was closed as a murder-suicide.

As the 10-year anniversary of the massacre draws near, Detective Constable Sally White finds herself drawn into the dark world of the notorious Durant family. Lex Durant has started to publicly protest his brother's innocence and accuse the police of persecution.

As Sally combs the investigation to prove him wrong, it becomes all too clear that each murdered hiker had skeletons in their closet - and possible enemies in their past.

Book now to meet Margaret, the author of bestsellers Cutters End, Stone Town and Broken Bay, as she talks about the new book and the rural Australian landscapes that influence her writing.