Through the dust and faded bird s**t on the windscreen of her Mazda, Oli Groves watches the cops huddled next to the letterbox of 28 Paradise Street, St Kilda...
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The Blurb
The new standalone thriller from the award-winning writer of the bestselling Gemma Woodstock trilogy.
Three housemates. One dead, one missing and one accused of murder.
Dubbed the Housemate Homicide, it's a mystery that has baffled Australians for almost a decade.
Melbourne-based journalist Olive Groves worked on the story as a junior reporter and became obsessed by the case. Now, nine years later, the missing housemate turns up dead on a remote property. Olive is once again assigned to the story, this time reluctantly paired with precocious millennial podcaster Cooper Ng.
As Oli and Cooper unearth new facts about the three housemates, a dark web of secrets is uncovered. The revelations catapult Oli back to the death of the first housemate, forcing her to confront past traumas and insecurities that have risen to the surface again.
What really happened between the three housemates that night? Will Oli's relentless search for the murderer put her new family in danger? And could her suspicion that the truth lies closer to home threaten her happiness and even her sanity?
A riveting, provocative thriller from the bestselling author of The Dark Lake, Into the Night and Where the Dead Go.
My Review
This was a fabulous book, and I read all of it's 476 pages in two sittings.
Ten years prior to the main narrative of the book, Oli Groves was a junior reporter and was covering the brutal murder of Evelyn Stanley, one of three student housemates in Melbourne. Another of them, Nicole disappears that night and the other, Alex is arrested for the murder.
The main character Oli is now a more seasoned reporter and is paired up with a podcaster, Cooper Ng. I loved reading how this pair worked together. Oli feels like she is babysitting him, whilst Cooper is slightly in awe of her. It was an interesting working relationship to observe.
Oli was an interesting character, and I found her engaging. She lives with widower, Dean and his twin daughters. Being with Dean is all she ever wanted but the case she is investigating is causing Oli to have doubts about the relationship. She was a well-rounded character with many attributes and flaws. I loved her determination and doggedness in seeing the case through to the end.
It is full of twists and turns, and every time I thought I had worked out what was going on, something else would come along and challenge me to revise my thinking. Perfect in a book of this genre. This one kept me on the edge of my seat throughout and I could not put it down. It has an exciting and fast moving plot and was very quick to read.
It is a compelling and gripping novel and I highly recommend it to fans of contemporary mystery fiction.
Book Details:
ISBN: 978 1915523648
Publisher: Datura Books
Formats: e-book, hardback and paperback
No. of Pages: 400 (paperback)
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About the Author
Sarah lives in Melbourne, Australia with her partner, three children and cat.
As well as writing books, Sarah is the managing director at advertising agency VML, overseeing the Melbourne and Sydney offices.
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