From the author of the bestselling Cutters End and Stone Town comes a captivating new crime novel featuring Detective Mark Ariti.
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In Broken Bay (Penguin Australia, $32.99, June 13) old loyalties and decades-long feuds rise to the surface in this stunning crime novel, set in a spectacular Australian landscape known for its jagged cliffs and hidden caves.
Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti has taken a few days' holiday in Broken Bay at precisely the wrong time.
The small fishing town on South Australia's Limestone Coast is now the scene of a terrible tragedy.
Renowned cave diver Mya Rennik has drowned while exploring a sinkhole on the land of wealthy farmer Frank Doyle.
As the press descends, Mark's boss orders him to stay put and help the police operation.
But when they retrieve Mya's body, a whole new mystery is opened up, around the disappearance of a young local woman 20 years before.
Suddenly Mark is diving deep into the town's history and in particular the simmering rivalry between its two most prominent families, the Doyles and Sinclairs.
Then a murder takes place at the Sinclairs' old home - and Mark is left wondering which is more dangerous: Broken Bay's hidden subterranean world or the secretive town above it.
Margaret Hickey is an award-winning author and playwright from North East Victoria.
She has a PhD in Creative Writing and is deeply interested in rural lives and communities.
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Wordsmith. Senior journalist. Editor. I have a proven track record in helping people and communities solve their problems. My career is all about telling stories.
