INTO THE RIVER by Mark Brandi

 

WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION DEBUT DAGGER

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WINNER OF THE 2018 INDIE DEBUT FICTION AWARD

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SHORTLISTED FOR LITERARY FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR, ABIA AWARDS 2018

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE MATT RICHELL AWARD FOR NEW WRITER OF THE YEAR, ABIA AWARDS 2018

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FICTION 2018

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Growing up in a small country town, Ben and Fab spend their days playing cricket, wanting a pair of Nike Air Maxes and not talking about how Fab's dad hits him, or how the sudden death of Ben's next-door neighbour unsettled him. Almost teenagers, they already know some things are better left unsaid.

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Then a newcomer arrived. Fab reckoned he was a secret agent and he and Ben staked him out. He looked strong. Maybe even stronger than Fab's dad. Neither realised the shadow this man would cast over both their lives.

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Twenty years later, Fab is going nowhere but hoping for somewhere better. Then a body is found in the river, and Fab can't ignore the past any more.

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'This book is SO good. Published to huge acclaim in Australia (as Wimmera), Into the River is dark, unsettling and makes for compulsive reading. UK readers, you have a treat coming' Hannah Richell

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'Brimming with tension and menace, Brandi’s Into the River is an unforgettable story extremely well told. It had my heart racing and breaking in equal measure' Sarah Bailey

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‘A bold new voice in fiction' Louise Jensen

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‘Mark Brandi writes with elegant brevity – a rare writer who knows the power of words left unwritten’ Chris Hammer