Synopsis
*Winner of the Crime Writers' Association New Blood Dagger Award 2023*
Twelve year-old Esther Bianchi disappears on her way home from school in the small town of Durton – and the truth will not come easily. Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor is an atmospheric crime novel set in rural Australia.
'A heart-wrenching mystery' – Jane Harper, author of The Dry
'A stunning debut'...
Details
30 March 2023368 pages
9781529080285Imprint: Pan
Reviews
A heart-wrenching mystery, Hayley Scrivenor’s remarkable sense of place brings Dirt Town to life. A stellar debutJane Harper, bestselling author of The Dry
A stunning debut. Achingly atmospheric, thrilling and heartfelt, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enoughChris Whitaker, internationally bestselling author of We Begin at the End
Beautifully written, compassionate, with an entirely credible but heart-breaking ending. A stunning debutAnn Cleeves, The Sunday Times bestselling author of Vera and Shetland
Dirt Town deserves its praise. It is an intelligent novel, one that grapples with complex social and political dynamics, and brings a fresh voice to familiar narrativesGuardian
