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See moreA murdered employee. A missing child. Anonymous phone calls in the dead of night. Judi Westerholme's troubles aren't over......
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A dead employee. A missing child. Anonymous phone calls in the dead of night. Judi Westerholme's troubles aren't over yet...
Already struggling to juggle co-running the local pub with her childcare responsibilities for her orphaned niece, Judi does not need life to become any more complicated.
Yet, as usual, complications arrive in spades: she starts receiving threatening, late-night phone calls before discovering one of her employees, Kate, shot dead.
Judi finds herself caught up in a murder investigation, as well as the hunt for Kate's fourteen-year-old daughter, who has been missing since the murder.
Add in the uncertainty of her relationship with Melbourne-based DS Heath and the fact that her estranged mother's nursing home keeps urging her to visit, and Judi might finally be at breaking point.
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Mad, Bad and Dead by Sherryl Clark is highly praised as an engrossing thriller and has been highlighted for its captivating narrative. It particularly appeals to fans of outback noir, earning recognition as a pick of the week by a renowned crime club.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780857308207
Publisher: Verve Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Verve Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 320
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About the Author
Sherryl Clark has had 40 children's and YA books published in Australia, and several in the US and UK, plus collections of poetry and four verse novels. She has taught writing at Holmesglen TAFE and Victoria University. She recently completed a Master of Fine Arts program at Hamline University, Minnesota, and is now studying for a PhD in creative writing.
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