{"product_id":"the-creeper-by-margaret-hickey-9781761342035","title":"The Creeper","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA chilling mystery novel from the award-winning author of bestsellers \u003cem\u003eCutters End\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStone Town\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBroken Bay\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVictim ... or killer?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the last decade, the small mountain town of Edenville in Victoria's high country has been haunted by the horrific murders of five hikers up on Jagged Ridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso found dead near the scene was Bill 'Creeper' Durant, a bushland loner, expert deer-hunter, and a man with a known reputation for stalking campers...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion: murder-suicide. Case closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut as the ten-year anniversary of the massacre draws near, Detective Constable Sally White - the only officer at Edenville's modest police station - finds herself drawn into the dark world of the notorious Durant family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLex Durant, in particular, has started to publicly protest his brother's innocence and accuse the police of persecution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Sally combs the investigation to prove him wrong, it becomes all too clear that each murdered hiker had skeletons in their closet - and possible enemies in their past...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Eerie, vivid, tense. A powerhouse of a novel - I loved it.'\u003c\/em\u003e Shelley Burr, author of \u003cem\u003eWAKE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Taut and terrific, occasionally horrific, set aside time to savour this page turner.'\u003c\/em\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An entertaining, very clever and methodical police procedural.'\u003c\/em\u003e Good Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46675195920620,"sku":"9781761342035","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761342035.jpg?v=1752960855","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-creeper-by-margaret-hickey-9781761342035","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}