{"product_id":"cold-river-by-margaret-hickey-9781761351112","title":"Cold River","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensational new novel from the author of the bestselling thriller, \u003cem\u003eThe Creeper\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeep in the mountains, secrets grow deadly...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetective Constable Sally White knows how easily hikers can go missing in Victoria's high country. But there's something about the disappearance of Louis Taylor, a young man lost up Mount Viking, that's not sitting right with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLouis was an aspiring journalist, researching the illegal tobacco trade—also known as chop chop—that was once so prevalent in the area. And the last person he interviewed before his hike has just met a gruesome end...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut with no other leads, and with the search winding down, Sally is forced to accept the young man died in a tragic accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUntil she learns of another missing person case that bears striking similarities. Astrid Marlowe, a young lawyer, vanished in the same mountains two years before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWere Louis and Astrid simply unlucky hikers lost in the treacherous terrain? Or did they both stumble into something—or someone—they shouldn't?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47582682939628,"sku":"9781761351112","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761351112-cold-river.jpg?v=1777435741","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/cold-river-by-margaret-hickey-9781761351112","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}