Paradise: A totally addictive crime thriller packed with jaw-dropping twists
By (Author) Patricia Wolf
Allen & Unwin
Echo Publishing
31st October 2023
Australia
General
Fiction
Thriller / suspense fiction
Paperback
368
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
401g
In a beach paradise, an unspeakable crime is committed. The only witness lies in a coma, fighting for her life...
On a stunningly beautiful stretch of coastline, a young mother is brutally murdered and her daughter, Gabby, is left in a coma, with her life hanging in the balance.
DS Lucas Walker has just arrived in Surfers Paradise for some much-needed recovery after injuries sustained in his last investigation. But he is soon pulled into the dark twists and turns of this home invasion gone wrong, vowing to find the men responsible.
As Walker digs deeper into the dark underbelly of this shimmering city by the ocean, a case from his own past resurfaces, with deadly consequences.
And as eight-year-old Gabby, the sole witness to her mother's murder, wakes in her hospital bed, Walker is in a race against time to stop those responsible before they return to silence her forever...
Don't miss the next instalment in the tense and gripping DS Walker series. Fans ofJane Harper, Cara Hunter and Chris Whitaker will be hooked from the very first page until the final breathtaking conclusion.
PRAISE FOR PATRICIA WOLF'S OUTBACK:
'Tense, atmospheric and gripping. I eagerly await the next DS Walker thriller' - CHRIS WHITAKER
'A hot read. I highly recommend it.' - LYNDA LA PLANTE CBE
'A tense, twisty read that gripped me from its shocking start, immersed me in its sun-scorched landscape, then raced to its satisfying conclusion' - SARAH YARWOOD-LOVETT
'Nail-bitingly tense. A startlingly well-accomplished debut.' - JOHN MARRS
'A setting so vivid it's almost a character within itself' - BECCA DAY
Patricia Wolf grew up in Queensland, Australia, and now lives in Berlin. She likes whisky and strong coffee, busy cities, surf beaches and wild places. Patricia has been a journalist for almost twenty years. She is a regular contributor to newspapers including the Guardian, the Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph, among others, and was formerly a design columnist at the Independent and the Lisbon correspondent for Monocle magazine.