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Bloodwood Creek

By Kerry McGinnis
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Bloodwood Creek by Kerry McGinnis delves into the dark and gripping world of crime and thriller set in the Australian outback. The narrative centres around the sudden turmoil in a rural community when secrets long buried rise to the surface. As tensions heighten, unexpected alliances form and personal histories are unveiled, propelling the characters on a suspenseful journey where danger lurks behind every discovery.
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This gripping crime and thriller novel by Kerry McGinnis may appeal to you if you enjoy immersing yourself in suspenseful, character-driven stories set against the rugged backdrop of the Australian outback. Offering atmospheric tension and intriguing mysteries, it keeps you guessing with compelling twists and a vivid sense of place.

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A serial killer is roaming the outback roads of Australia's top end in Kerry McGinnis's new rural mystery.

Bloodwood Creek follows the chilling story where "there's a killer roaming the roads and you're out here on your own, picking up strangers..."

When Emily's beautiful cousin Aspen goes missing somewhere in the Outback, no one seems to take it seriously, not even the police. After all, Aspen has a history of drug use and a string of broken relationships to her name. Emily knows that her disappearance is totally out of character, even for the family's wild child, so she books a flight to the Northern Territory to find her.

Emily's search takes her south of Darwin to every road stop and tourist trap she can find, but the only person who turns up is the last person she expected to see, her ex-husband Ben. However, there is a violent killer on the loose, a man the media have dubbed 'The Outback Killer'—and after two brazen attempts on Emily's life, it soon becomes clear that someone wants Emily gone too, someone who is willing to do anything to stop her from following Aspen's tracks.

Set in the bustling streets of Darwin and in an alternative-lifestyle commune outside of Tennant Creek, and told with McGinnis's trademark colourful and poetic style, this is a gripping tale of the danger and lawlessness of Australia's wild and remote places.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761340482

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Michael Joseph

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

Kerry McGinnis was born in Adelaide and at the age of twelve took up a life of droving with her father and four siblings. The family travelled extensively across the Northern Territory and Queensland before settling on a station in the Gulf Country. Kerry has worked as a shepherd, droving hand, gardener and stock-camp and station cook on the family property, Bowthorn, north-west of Mount Isa. She is the author of two volumes of memoir, Pieces of Blue and Heart Country, and the bestselling novels The Waddi Tree, Wildhorse Creek, Mallee Sky, Tracking North, Out of Alice, Secrets of the Springs, The Heartwood Hotel, The Roadhouse, Croc Country, The Missing Girl and Gathering Storms. Kerry now lives in Bundaberg and was awarded the Order of the Outback in 2022 for her work in promoting the bush.

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