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Hot Ground

An Australian rural crime thriller
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For crime fiction fans of Dervla McTiernan and Jane Harper comes an outback police procedural where gold fever takes a deadly turn. In the middle of the night in a remote part of Western Australia's goldfields, the thud of a mallet on a marker peg sets... Read More
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Hot Ground

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For crime fiction fans of Dervla McTiernan and Jane Harper comes an outback police procedural where gold fever takes a deadly turn.

In the middle of the night in a remote part of Western Australia's goldfields, the thud of a mallet on a marker peg sets off a chain reaction that unearths secrets long buried.

Detective Jessy Parkinβ€”sent to policing purgatory in the aftermath of a tainted investigationβ€”is tasked with finding Max Cochrane, a veteran prospector who has vanished into thin air.

What begins with a concerned daughter's plea for help soon burgeons into a mystery as shapeshifting as a desert mirage.

Fortunes are being built on the back of Kalgoorlie's coveted gold, but the truth might be the rarest find of all.

Hot Ground by Lisa Ellery is a thrilling read that will captivate lovers of crime fiction everywhere.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760993191

Publisher: Fremantle Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 September 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Fremantle Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 498g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Lisa Ellery studied law and arts at the University of Western Australia before returning to regional WA in 1998 to commence her career as a lawyer in the goldmining city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Her debut novel, Private Prosecution, was published by Fremantle Press in 2021, and her second novel, Hot Ground, will be available in 2025. She continues to live in Kalgoorlie and divides her time between the law, running and writing.

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