High Country Homicide: Australian Rural Crime Mystery

by Henry Harper

For fans of The Dry by Jane Harper, Outback by Patricia Wolf and Fiona Tarr.

A body in the lake.
A town living in fear.
And one policewoman determined to find the truth.

Senior Constable Kate Delaney is coming home. High Country born and bred, she has taken a posting in the heart of the Aussie bush. It's Ned Kelly country. Beautiful, iconic and full of secrets.

A body has turned up in the lake just outside town. It's her predecessor, a tragic figure who died under a cloud of mystery. Kate realises she has to figure out what happened, to avoid a similar fate.

And that means getting to know the locals - a richly drawn band of characters with heart, humour and dark secrets.

Join Kate in a race against time, as dark and powerful forces emerge to stop the truth from coming out. At all costs...

233 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 29, 2025

Reviews

[Lindy Holmes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grim police work in a beautiful location.

Enjoyable thriller with believable characters. Kate is gutsy and likeable and the town should be happy to have her there. Go girl.

[Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

a good read

[Albertine · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quite enjoyable read. No two ways!

[Bluesheedy · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting story, has a few twists and turns to keep the reader guessing. I'll be interested in reading book two when it comes out.