Scrublands - Chris Hammer
Category: Novel
Narrator: Dorje Swallow
Tags: Novel, Crime, Mystery, Adults
Summary: In Riversend, an isolated country town brought to its knees by endless drought, a charismatic and dedicated young priest steps out of his church and calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners before being shot dead himself. A year later, troubled journalist Martin Scarsden arrives in Riversend to write a feature on the anniversary of the tragedy. But the stories he hears from the locals about the priest and incidents leading up to the shooting dont fit with the accepted version of events his own newspaper reported in an award-winning investigation. Martin cant ignore his doubts, nor the urgings of some locals to unearth the real reason behind the priests deadly rampage. Just as Martin believes he is making headway, a shocking new development rocks the town, which becomes the biggest story in Australia. The media descends on Riversend and Martin is now the one in the spotlight. His reasons for investigating the shooting have suddenly become very personal.
