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Skull River

In a fading gold town, the seams of violence run deep
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'I was like a man washed ashore on an island, half mad and only my warrant card and blood-soaked uniform to vouch for me. But I had to act as if I knew what the hell to do.' In Autumn of 1912, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Skull River

Another Gus Hawkins mystery from the author of Bone Lands, perfect for fan of Chris Hammer and Garry Disher, and lovers of Australian history

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'I was like a man washed ashore on an island, half mad and only my warrant card and blood-soaked uniform to vouch for me. But I had to act as if I knew what the hell to do.'

In Autumn of 1912, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins arrives at his new post in the fading gold town of Colley, NSW. On his first day, he is ambushed by a hidden gunman; his junior officer is killed before his eyes, and he escapes back to town to find the police station burning to the ground. Someone has it in for the mounted troopers.

A traumatised veteran of the Boer War and a stranger to Colley, Hawkins is deeply shaken and ill-equipped to solve the case. But with only green troopers and a drunken, incompetent detective available to hunt down the murderer, he is forced to take the lead. Soon he finds that Colley hides a lot more than gold beneath its surface, for anyone who knows where to dig.

In Skull River, Gus Hawkins returns for a gripping and immersive hunt through a small town at the edge of a troubled empire. With black humour, Fioretti weaves a story that's both a cracking murder mystery and a razor-sharp portrayal of a country on the verge of transformation.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923046788

Publisher: Affirm Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 March 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Affirm Press

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

Pip Fioretti has a professional background in visual arts, both practice and teaching, and took up writing fiction in 2008. She had had three books published in Women's Fiction by Hachette Australia and Pan MacMillan, and her first crime novel was Bone Lands, published by Affirm Press in 2024. Pip lives in Sydney and likes reading, looking at art, bushwalking and hanging out with friends and family.

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