Devil Mountain
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Devil Mountain
A wickedly dark police procedural with a hint of the supernatural, this crime novel is Dinuka McKenzie meets The Bluffs.
When Detective Sergeant Anastasia Brown is sent to investigate the strange death of a man found in a small NSW town, she sees it as an opportunity to redeem herself after an unjust suspension.
But itβs far from a simple homicide. The victim, a beloved GP and councillor, is found on a nearby mountain chained to a fence and burned to a crisp, with arcane symbols carved into the soles of his feet β and the boy who found the body saw a ghost lingering in the trees.
As Ana struggles against small-town secrets and high-level misogyny, the truth only grows murkier. Is this a clever killer with a flair for the macabre? Or are the local murmurs of the mountain being haunted more than just folklore?
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781923419230
Publisher: Affirm Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 May 2026
Country: Australia
Imprint: Affirm Press
DIMENSIONS
Width: 3886.0mm
Height: 5944.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Inessa Jackson is a Sydney crime writer living on the land of the Garigal people, within the Eora Nation. Her debut novel, Devil Mountain, won the Affirm/Varuna Mentorship Award. Her first murder mystery was runner-up for the 2023 Banjo Prize and short-listed for the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Award. Before she fell in love with crime writing, Inessa backpacked around the world, worked in corporate PR Β then settled in to life as a stay-at-home mum. When sheβs not writing, Inessa is reading, swimming at Manly beach and walking her loyal assistant, Billy the Cavoodle. She has a passion for travelling to far-flung places β¦ and is terrified of sheep.
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