The characters and how they were portrayed in the delivery and reading.

Spellbinding, immersive, altogether brilliant! I could not put it to rest, need to know more! Sorry when it ended…

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Great story ttelling

love this narrator who really sells the characters in this first book. Need to read the rest of them now.

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Great, Gritty, Gripping

Gripping story with an excellent narrator.

A slowish starter that gathers pace and grips you to the end.

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Very Good

A really good book. It has an interesting storyline that interweaves themes and characters so you get a very rich story. It has a good pace, a real mix of characters , a satisfying resolution and excellent narration.

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Great story!

This story was full of characters, and they all twisted through the story and kept on surprising. I loved the narrator.

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Excellent- chilling

Very good story, excellently read. Small town isolation, fear and sadness that could apply anywhere- Great pace and atmosphere in audible book listening

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Excellent South Australian policing noir!

After my disappointment with Birds in Flight this is more like it, proper atmospheric Aussie crime.
Set in the fictional isolated speck of dirt town of Tiverton in South Australia’s wheatbelt, three hours north of Adelaide, the hot, dry landscape is as characterful as the stories protagonist Constable Paul “Hirsch” Hirschhausen. As a 'whistleblower', who reported on corrupt colleagues, he's had his promising city career curtailed & is exiled to a single-officer police station dealing with petty rural crimes, with his boss / colleagues in the nearest big town, an abusive, hostile, misogynistic bunch who he must be constantly be on his guard against.
Drawn into an investigation into suspected hit & run death, the victim a teenage girl, he finds as an outsider, getting answers from the suspicious of the police, tight knit community is difficult. A second death occurs, this time deemed suicide but to Hirsch it doesn't look right. Before long he realises that there are vested interests & hidden agendas at work covering up the truth behind both cases and that police corruption isn't restricted to cities cops & officials.
With engrossing multiple plotlines, believable characterisation, Bitter Wash Road was a well written introduction to a new Australian detective series. Particularly enjoyed author Garry Disher's descriptions, phrasings "October gathered her skirts and raced past."

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On to the next..

Really enjoyed this one. Have already downloaded the next in the series.
Steve Shanahan's narration is also excellent.

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You need a strong stomach

I didn't finish this. I can see why people would describe this as being representative of the attitudes of the men it describes then and now serving in the police force. I just don't want to read a whole book crammed with realistic and vile hateful language used about women along with constant references to assaults on them. I heard it a lot when I was younger, and it still makes me feel sick.
This isn't intended as a criticism of the author or the book: I simply wished I had known more about the content before I started it. I don't enjoy this type of graphic content, and I'm no prude.
I'm sure others will enjoy this book, and appreciate the narrator, who is excellent. it's just not my cup of tea.

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A superb thriller

This was very good. I listen to quite a lot of crime thrillers and this one is up there with the best. Well written, great characters, good plot and nicely structured. The narration was excellent too. I will be buying more by this author.

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