Headland

Name: Headland
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781761067617
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By John Byrnes

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Headland by John Byrnes is a gripping crime and thriller novel that follows a detective returning to his coastal hometown to solve a complex mystery. As he delves into the investigation, he uncovers dark secrets and decades-old grudges within the tight-knit community. The enthralling narrative explores small-town dynamics, personal struggles, and the detective's journey towards redemption.
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You might enjoy this gripping Crime & Thriller if you're drawn to intense, atmospheric narratives that keep you on the edge of your seat. It's perfect for readers who appreciate complex characters and twists that challenge their detective instincts.

Headland

A coastal town is evacuated after record floods. Three young police officers are left behind. With a killer.

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Headland veers into the gothic realm that is visited by the best Australian fiction that dares to go somewhere dark and unfathomable . . . It's a cracker. - Sydney Morning Herald

The small beachside town of Gloster is on the edge of disaster. After constant rain, floodwaters are rising fast. Detective Constable Craig Watson, exiled to Gloster from Sydney, is a young man with a damaged past and an uncertain future.

Constables Ellie Cameron and Larissa Brookes are young women struggling to show their worth as police officers under a misogynistic sergeant.

The drowning town holds a secret that someone is prepared to murder for, and as the floodwaters cut Gloster off from the world, the three young police officers begin to understand that it's not just them left stranded. Somewhere out there in the floodwaters is a killer. And he needs them dead.

Taut, compelling and visceral, John Byrnes' Headland announces a major new voice in Australian crime fiction.

Following in the footsteps of Jane Harper and Chris Hammer . . . Byrnes does a fantastic job of turning the relentless downpour into a constant threat. This thriller is a pacy and compelling debut. - Books+Publishing

This has all the ingredients of a classic rural noir, but dialled up to 11 . . . all the elements come together for a final, thrilling climax, as resolution and redemption are delivered . . . a page-turner - Newcastle Herald

[Headland] takes readers on a dark and captivating journey . . . blends realistic action scenes and bleak character moments with a clever mystery. With this impressive debut, Byrnes has set himself up as an exciting and distinctive new Australian crime fiction talent who has a very bright future. Headland is an outstanding read and is highly recommended. - Canberra Weekly

a propulsive, lean and gritty crime thriller from a distinct new voice in Australian crime writing... Crisp and economical prose means Headland won't gather much dust on your nightstand. It's relentlessly paced, and no-holds-barred. Simon McDonald, Diary of a Bookseller

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Headland by John Byrnes is praised for being a dark, gritty, and fast-paced crime thriller that might define a new blend of pulp rural noir fiction. The debut is recognised for its aggressive storytelling, with elements of debauched sex and gunplay, delivered in a lean, propulsive style that keeps readers engaged and the book off the nightstand.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761067617

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 December 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: Allen & Unwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 296

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction John Byrnes

About the Author

Born in Sydney, John moved to Mid North Coast of New South Wales with his wife and three children in 2012. He has a broad range of life experience having spent time in the Australian Army, worked fishing trawlers out of Darwin, worked bars and doors in pubs and clubs all over Australia, and somehow ended up with an Economics Degree. He started writing in 2015 and has a fascination with the darker aspects of the human condition; the addicted, the malevolent, the scarred. He cheers for the outsider, the slacker, the contrarian, the non-conformist.

When he is not writing or pondering the darkness within men's souls he works part-time in financial services.