Scrublands Author Forename:Chris

Scrublands Author Forename:ChrisIn an isolated country town ravaged by drought, a charismatic young priest opens fire on his congregation, killing five men before being shot dead himself. A year later, journalist Martin Scarsden arrives in Riversend to write a feature on the anniversary of the tragedy. But the stories he hears from the locals don't fit with the accepted version of events. Just as Martin believes he is making headway, a shocking discovery rocks the town. The bodies

Case closed

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more or less - in his relationship with local woman Lena

revenge and abandonment

the sinister reality of her birthplace unravels around her

the hopeless dreamer who struggles to keep her mouth and mind at peace - while harassing the tolerant doctor she hopes will ultimately help her

whipped into a frenzy by the conspirator Titus Oates

except for her granddaughter

He demands that Shake help him find his missing mob boss

But he's nowhere to be found either

published here in one volume

with the clan chiefs routed and the Highlands subsumed into the British state