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SHORTLISTED FOR BEST CRIME FICTION, 2024 NED KELLY AWARDS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 DANGER AWARD FOR FICTION'Tantalising . . . A glimpse into a small town that cannot shake the ghosts of its past' Weekend Australian'Exceptional . . . An amazing and addictive plot loaded with numerous brilliant twists' Canberra Weekly 'A masterclass in pace, plot, character and creeping unease' The Bookseller Gemma Guillory has lived in Rainier her entire life. She knows the town's ins and outs like the back of her hand, the people like they are her family, their quirks as if they were her own. She knows her once-charming town is now remembered for one reason, and one reason only. That three innocent people died. She knows that the consequences of catching the Ripper still haunt her police officer husband and their marriage to this day. When a dark tourism operator keen to cash in on the town's reputation is killed by a Ripper copycat on Gemma's doorstep, she's drawn into the investigation. Unbeknownst to her, so is a prisoner named Lane Holland. Gemma knows her town. She knows her people. Doesn't she? 'This is crime writing at its best - taut plotting and personalities that ooze over the pages' Living Arts Canberra'Impressive' The Australian Women's Weekly'Gripping, surprising, fascinating . . . Ripe for devourers of Sarah Thornton, Jane Harper and Sarah Bailey' Books+Publishing 'I won't be surprised if this becomes a classic in the years to come' Mamamia'Shelley Burr is a rural crime force to be reckoned with . . . Burr's plotting is meticulous - as in almost mind-blowing . . . A heart-pounding and relentlessly tense page-turner' Better Reading'A master of the modern Australian crime novel' ROSE CARLYLE 'Crackles with tension' JACK HEATHAbout the Author
Shelley Burr grew up on Newcastle's beaches and her grandparents' property in Glenrowan, and on the road between the two. When not writing, Shelley is working to establish a small permaculture farm and is studying sustainable agriculture at the University of New England. Her debut novel, WAKE (2022), was a Top Five bestseller, won the CWA Debut Dagger Award in 2019, ABIA's 2023 Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year and the 2023 Ned Kelly Award for best debut crime fiction. WAKE was also shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards Debut Novel Award. Her highly anticipated second novel, RIPPER (2023), was a Top Ten bestseller and debuted at number-one in Australian fiction. Shelley's next book will be the third novel in the Lane Holland series and will publish in May 2025.
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