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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Ruth has taken a temporary position in a small rural town as a break from the busy city law practice she works for and as a favour to a mate. It's not the sort of work she's used to, so when an angry local woman, Victoria demands something be done about her missing daughter Bea, Ruth feels it would be a community service to check why the local policeman isn't taking Victoria's concerns seriously. And so she finds herself plunged into the thick of a mystery, particularly when a popular local is found dead of gunshot wounds at his gate.
Told through different characters' viewpoints, and back and forth in time, and with lots of local colour and small-town machinations, this is a rather clever and satisfying rural crime novel. Lindy
Joanna Jenkins grew up on a small farm in country Queensland. After graduating from the University of Queensland with degrees in English Literature and Law, she practised as a solicitor, including for many years as a partner of an international law firm. It was early days for working mothers. In one law firm she worked at, she was the first person to work part time after having a baby and in another was, for a couple of years, the only female partner in the Brisbane office. She now writes full-time. Married with three sons, Joanna lives in Brisbane. Her debut novel, How to Kill a Client, was published in 2023. The Bluff is her second novel.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Ruth has taken a temporary position in a small rural town as a break from the busy city law practice she works for and as a favour to a mate. It's not the sort of work she's used to, so when an angry local woman, Victoria demands something be done about her missing daughter Bea, Ruth feels it would be a community service to check why the local policeman isn't taking Victoria's concerns seriously. And so she finds herself plunged into the thick of a mystery, particularly when a popular local is found dead of gunshot wounds at his gate.
Told through different characters' viewpoints, and back and forth in time, and with lots of local colour and small-town machinations, this is a rather clever and satisfying rural crime novel. Lindy
