Red Dirt Road, S. R. White
Red Dirt Road, S. R. White
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Red Dirt Road
Detective Dana Russo, Book 3

Author: S. R. White

Series: Detective Dana Russo

Narrator: Helen Walsh

Unabridged: 10 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 01/05/2023


Synopsis

One outback town. Two puzzling murders. Fifty suspects.

In Unamurra, a drought-scarred, one-pub town deep in the outback, two men are savagely murdered a month apart - their bodies elaborately arranged like angels.

With no witnesses, no obvious motives and no apparent connections between the killings, how can lone police officer Detective Dana Russo - flown in from hundreds of kilometres away - possibly solve such a baffling, brutal case?

Met with silence and suspicion from locals who live by their own set of rules, Dana must take over a stalled investigation with only a week to make progress.

But with a murderer hiding in plain sight, and the parched days rapidly passing, Dana is determined to uncover the shocking secrets of this forgotten town - a place where anyone could be a killer.

A gripping and vividly atmospheric story from the international bestseller, this is a searing story perfect for fans of Jane Harper, Chris Hammer and Garry Disher.

Praise for S. R. White:

'A rising star of Australian crime fiction ' SUNDAY TIMES
'A taut, beautifully observed slow-burner with an explosive finish' Peter May
'Original, compelling and highly recommended' Chris Hammer
'It draws you in - and rewards with a truly powerful ending' HEAT
'This slow-burn novel catches light' THE SUN
'The story takes place over less than 48 hours but the pace is slow-burn, relying on considerable psychological depth...the denouement hits like a knockout punch WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
'A dark and compulsive read' WOMAN & HOME

(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

About S. R. White

S. R. White's debut novel, HERMIT, was a top ten bestseller in Australia and nominated for the Crime Writers' Association award for the best crime novel by a first-time author.He now lives in Queensland, having worked for a UK police force for twelve years before taking an MA in Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University.

About Helen Walsh

Helen Walsh is the author of three previous novels, Brass, which won a Betty Trask Award, Once Upon a Time in England, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, and Go To Sleep. She lives on Merseyside.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Damo

The third book featuring Detective Dana Russo takes place in the tiny outback town of Unamurra where two people have been murdered over a 4 week period. The initial police investigation was perfunctory and yielded no results, so it was decided that Dana should be sent out to do a follow-up investiga......more

Goodreads review by Mandy

An Aussie crime book set in a small rural town where any of the residents could be guilty of murder. This is one of my favourite types of books to read. And while this story was great, it was a very slow burn for me. I am used to fast paced police procedurals, but for such a short book, it was a slo......more

Goodreads review by Liz

I was a huge fan of "Hermit" so I was eager to dive into Red Dirt Road and it did not disappoint. Two murders in an isolated town suffering through drought sets the scene and Red Dirt Road is a brilliant character study, an intriguing mystery and a real page turner. SR White really gives the reader......more


Quotes

PRAISE FOR S. R. WHITE:

A rising star of Australian crime fiction SUNDAY TIMES

S. R. White is the real deal

A taut, beautifully observed slow-burner with an explosive finish

It draws you in - and rewards with a truly powerful ending HEAT

The denouement hits like a knockout punch WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN

This slow-burn novel catches light THE SUN