{"product_id":"when-the-deep-dark-bush-swallows-you-b0","title":"When The Deep Dark Bush Swallows You (B)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA missing woman . . . a townful of suspects. The haunting debut crime novel that transports the reader back to the 1980s and a small rural town in New Zealand, for readers of Chris Hammer, J P Pomare and Margaret Hickey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘She wasn’t the first and she wouldn’t be the last; swallowed into the deep, dark recesses of the King Country bush, never to be seen again.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s January 1983. During his university summer break, Ryan Bradley returns to the remote town of Nashville in New Zealand’s rugged King Country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a bittersweet trip: he’s working long, punishing hours as a woolpresser, he needs to sell his late mother’s house, and he’s increasingly feeling like an outcast in his childhood town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut mostly he’s haunted by memories of Sanna Sovernen, a Finnish backpacker and his secret lover, who worked with him in the shearing shed the summer before - then vanished without trace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow Sanna’s sister Emilia has arrived from Finland, determined to get answers - and as he’s the workmate who reported Sanna missing, she wants Ryan’s help. Because Emilia knows her sister was not the first female traveller in the area to disappear . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A deftly wrought novel, compelling and complex. I loved it.' Margaret Hickey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A gripping murder mystery set in 1980s small-town New Zealand, capturing the stifling atmosphere of a community steeped in secrets. With relentless suspense and a rich cast of characters, this impressive debut keeps the reader guessing to the very end.' Rose Carlyle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The stunning King Country landscape and scenery imbue the story with a real atmospheric sense of place. Fans of Chris Hammer, J P Pomare and Alan Carter will enjoy this gripping debut.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44627023101986,"sku":"9781761356797","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/0785\/1042\/files\/Copy-of-Book-Template--41_fdabdfe8-02a1-4499-991f-ddf64ee1d373.jpg?v=1765414682","url":"https:\/\/petronella.pro\/products\/when-the-deep-dark-bush-swallows-you-b0","provider":"Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}