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Parkes' expert storytelling will leave you wondering what lies just beyond the shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGeoff Parkes' books are perfect for enthusiasts of the \u003cem\u003eCrime \u0026amp; Thriller\u003c\/em\u003e genre, offering narratives that are not only exciting and fast-paced but also rich with detail and immersive settings. Each book invites you to uncover the mysteries hidden within the dense, captivating bushland of Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"when-the-deep-dark-bush-swallows-you-whole-by-geoff-parkes-9781761349287","title":"When the Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA missing woman . . . a townful of suspects. 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This haunting debut crime novel by Geoff Parkes transports readers back to the 1980s and a small rural town in New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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. It's a bittersweet trip—he's working long, punishing hours as a woolpresser, needs to sell his late mother's house, and increasingly feels like an outcast in his childhood town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMostly, however, Ryan is 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, Sanna's sister Emilia has arrived from Finland, determined to get answers. 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