{"product_id":"the-devils-grip-by-neal-drinnan-9781760851187","title":"The Devil's Grip","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeven shots ring out in the silence of Victoria’s rolling Barrabool Hills. As the final recoil echoes through the paddocks, a revered sheep-breeding dynasty comes to a bloody and inglorious end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo one could have anticipated the orgy of violence that wiped out three generations of the Wettenhall family, much less the lurid scandals about Darcy Wettenhall, the man behind the world-famous Stanbury sheep stud, that would emerge from the aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost three decades later, the web of secrets and lies that led to this bizarre and seemingly motiveless murder spree are unravelled with the help of Bob Perry, Darcy Wettenhall’s secret lover for a decade prior to his murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the bucolic majesty, privilege, and snobbery of the Western District’s prized pastoral lands and dynasties to the bleak, loveless underworld of orphanages, rodeo stables, and homeless shelters, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil’s Grip\u003c\/i\u003e is a courageous and thought-provoking meditation on the fragility of reputation, the folly of deception, and the power of shame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Devil’s Grip\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A remarkable piece of work. It is a strange, unusual and beautiful book with an incredibly unique setting. I don't think I've read anything quite like it. It is compulsive reading. True crime. Memoir. History. How do you live a life honestly and with dignity? It's difficult to categorise because it traverses so many genres. But it WORKS.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Condon, author of the \u003ci\u003eThree Crooked Kings\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘On its face this is the story of a family steeped in the pursuit of the perfect ram, but beneath the surface lies a riveting and ribald tale of lust, loss, manipulation, unbridled ambition and ultimately murder.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Tedeschi AM QC and author of \u003ci\u003eEugenia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMurder at Myall Creek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘An unforgettable, courageous and deeply tragic local story which manages to become a universal tale’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Day, author of \u003ci\u003eArchipelago of Souls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Sand Archive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘It’s got it all: sex, domestic violence, ‘the land’ – such an important concept resonating in the Australian mind – land-holders and property, privilege, prejudice, skulduggery and murder!’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Bradford, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gunners’ Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTell Me I’m Okay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46628288987372,"sku":"9781760851187","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25898813482814.jpg?v=1751909389","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-devils-grip-by-neal-drinnan-9781760851187","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}