Nick Smart is fresh out of school, a wet-behind-the-ears jackaroo on a gap year. But at Palmenter Station, nothing is what it seems. Nick is about to discover there’s a lot of grey between black and white, between legal and illegal and between right and wrong.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
‘… this book is fast-moving and engaging crime fiction which introduces serious questions about the potential for exploitation among people desperate to settle in Australia.’ The West Australian
‘… the author does such a fine job of drawing you in to a world of desolation dust and dirty deeds.’ Sydney Morning Herald
‘Gripping and entertaining the novel is cover-to-cover entertainment for thriller fans.’ Scoop Magazine
‘This is a well-crafted and gutsy first novel …’ Books+Publishing
Awards
T.A.G. Hungerford Award (Shortlisted 2012)