Still
Matt Nable
Reviewed by Helen
This is a compelling and evocative read one that had me turning the pages, set in Darwin in The Northern Territory in 1963 the weather is hot, humid and still, there are corrupt police and a lot more going on, men who drink very heavily and police officer Senor Constable Ned Potter discovers a body in the swamp and starts searching for answers that are not going to be easy to find.
Ned knows that this death was not a good one but he is thwarted at every turn by his boss to do any investigating, this plays on his mind and then he finds another two badly beaten bodies he does what he can but when his wife and baby are threatened he is left no choice but to stand back if his conscience will let him.
Charlotte is twenty three and married to an ex-cowboy now fireman she is struggling with her married life at the moment and while out on a drive she finds a badly injured man this will make her re-think a lot of things in her life as she steps in to help and keeps secrets as she does so.
There is a lot going on and Ned and Charlotte learn that there are lots of secrets in this town and that danger is not far away and showing strength and courage is the only way to finally uncover these secrets and set things right before there are more deaths.
The descriptions of the setting bought Darwin to life for me I felt the heat and humidity as I was reading, life was different back in 1963 men drank so much but why did they were there reasons? and life was not an easy one, this is a story that I would recommend it really is a page turner and it took me a while to discover what the secrets were.
My thanks to Hachette AUS for my copy to read and review
Ned knows that this death was not a good one but he is thwarted at every turn by his boss to do any investigating, this plays on his mind and then he finds another two badly beaten bodies he does what he can but when his wife and baby are threatened he is left no choice but to stand back if his conscience will let him.
Charlotte is twenty three and married to an ex-cowboy now fireman she is struggling with her married life at the moment and while out on a drive she finds a badly injured man this will make her re-think a lot of things in her life as she steps in to help and keeps secrets as she does so.
There is a lot going on and Ned and Charlotte learn that there are lots of secrets in this town and that danger is not far away and showing strength and courage is the only way to finally uncover these secrets and set things right before there are more deaths.
The descriptions of the setting bought Darwin to life for me I felt the heat and humidity as I was reading, life was different back in 1963 men drank so much but why did they were there reasons? and life was not an easy one, this is a story that I would recommend it really is a page turner and it took me a while to discover what the secrets were.
My thanks to Hachette AUS for my copy to read and review
4 stars
Expected publication: May 26th 2021 by Hachette Australia
