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Desolation
Murder Mystery
When an unseasonal downpour uncovers the skeletal remains of two missing teenagers in a national park, jaded cold case investigator Detective Sergeant Pat Travers finds himself in the mid-north town of Burra with his new partner, Detective Constable Lina Palumbo, trying to unravel a thirty year mystery. It’s a big ask and Pat’s not confident of an outcome. In fact, he suspects he’s expected to fail.
A lot of things have happened in the intervening thirty years since the teenagers disappeared. People have aged and moved on from the trauma, and they’re reluctant to re-examine the details of an old story they believe will never be resolved.
But, confidences are betrayed with devastating results.
If you like a murder mystery with a subtle twist, you’ll enjoy Desolation from the author of the Inspector West and Stella Bruno Investigates series.
When an unseasonal downpour uncovers the skeletal remains of two missing teenagers in a national park, jaded cold case investigator Detective Sergeant Pat Travers finds himself in the mid-north town of Burra with his new partner, Detective Constable Lina Palumbo, trying to unravel a thirty year mystery. It’s a big ask and Pat’s not confident of an outcome. In fact, he suspects he’s expected to fail.
A lot of things have happened in the intervening thirty years since the teenagers disappeared. People have aged and moved on from the trauma, and they’re reluctant to re-examine the details of an old story they believe will never be resolved.
But, confidences are betrayed with devastating results.
If you like a murder mystery with a subtle twist, you’ll enjoy Desolation from the author of the Inspector West and Stella Bruno Investigates series.
222 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 14, 2022
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About the author
Peter Mulraney
58 books26 followersPeter Mulraney is a crime writing mystic from Adelaide, Australia.
He grew up in country South Australia, before going to Adelaide to complete high school and attend university. While he was studying in the city, he met an Italian girl and forgot to go home. He's married with two grown children.
Before devoting himself to writing, Peter worked as a teacher, an insurance agent, a banker and a public servant.
As a crime writer, he is the author of the Inspector West and Stella Bruno Investigates crime series.
As a mystic, he is the author of several books of insights on life, including Sharing the Journey: Reflections of a Reluctant Mystic, A Question of Perspective, My Life is My Responsibility: Insights for Conscious Living and Mystical Journey: A Handbook for Modern Mystics.
He's also the author of the Living Alone and Everyday Business Skills series.
He grew up in country South Australia, before going to Adelaide to complete high school and attend university. While he was studying in the city, he met an Italian girl and forgot to go home. He's married with two grown children.
Before devoting himself to writing, Peter worked as a teacher, an insurance agent, a banker and a public servant.
As a crime writer, he is the author of the Inspector West and Stella Bruno Investigates crime series.
As a mystic, he is the author of several books of insights on life, including Sharing the Journey: Reflections of a Reluctant Mystic, A Question of Perspective, My Life is My Responsibility: Insights for Conscious Living and Mystical Journey: A Handbook for Modern Mystics.
He's also the author of the Living Alone and Everyday Business Skills series.
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September 22, 2022
Desolation by Peter Mulraney
If you enjoy a good crime story set in the country, with a twist at the end, then Desolation is for you.
It is the story of teenage love and lust. It is set in and around Burra in South Australia’s mid-North. A sudden downpour of rain reveals the bodies of two teenagers murdered 30 years before. Detective Sergeant Pat Travers and Detective Constable Lina Palumbo investigate, not expecting many results after so many years.
The author takes the reader on a thrilling ride through country roads, small towns, and bizarre and ordinary characters with secrets that Pat and Lina try to discover.
However, evidence and betrayal unveil tension that cannot be suppressed anymore, and Pat and Lina follow the trail to the dramatic conclusion.
The feature of this novel was how the author did not stop with the perpetrators but considered how this terrible crime affected not only the victims’ relatives but also the killers’ families and how they would continue their lives.
It is highly recommended.
Reece Pocock
If you enjoy a good crime story set in the country, with a twist at the end, then Desolation is for you.
It is the story of teenage love and lust. It is set in and around Burra in South Australia’s mid-North. A sudden downpour of rain reveals the bodies of two teenagers murdered 30 years before. Detective Sergeant Pat Travers and Detective Constable Lina Palumbo investigate, not expecting many results after so many years.
The author takes the reader on a thrilling ride through country roads, small towns, and bizarre and ordinary characters with secrets that Pat and Lina try to discover.
However, evidence and betrayal unveil tension that cannot be suppressed anymore, and Pat and Lina follow the trail to the dramatic conclusion.
The feature of this novel was how the author did not stop with the perpetrators but considered how this terrible crime affected not only the victims’ relatives but also the killers’ families and how they would continue their lives.
It is highly recommended.
Reece Pocock
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