I was mightily impressed with Tony Cavanaugh’s PROMISE and it narrowing missed by Top 10 books of the year. Second novels can be a bit tricky and after the accolades heaped on PROMISE I’m sure the pressure was on to deliver, which Tony Cavanaugh does it spades.
Consequently he ruins another major tourist spot in Queensland. PROMISE showed how the Sunshine Coast and Noosa could be the perfect playground for a serial killer. This time we move south to the Gold Coast and Schoolies Week. Already known for its sins and sinners Cavanaugh shows just how dark it can get.
Darian Richards reluctantly returns. When his phone rings he knows who it is before he answers it. He knows he can’t ignore the call. He already saved this girl from one killer and if she is in trouble again he will do absolutely everything to help her. But when he arrives on the Gold Coast he finds the bodies of two girls and the person he has gone to help has vanished.
I literally tore through this book. It is utterly relentless. Cavanaugh again trawls through the dark recesses of humanity and you can’t look away. If there was any doubt that a new talent in the crime genre had arrived then this reaffirms all the deserved praise. Cavanaugh isn’t emulating any established international crime writers, he is joining them in his own unique right and I already can’t wait to read more books starring Darian Richards.
ISBN: 9780733627880
Format: Paperback
Price: $29.99
Imprint: HACHETTE
Price: $16.99
Publisher: Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780733629211
Pages: 304
Format: EPUB
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