{"product_id":"9780008145545","title":"Bitter Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eIt all started when we found the body.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThen nothing was ever the same.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dry meets Stand by Me and True Detective in this stunningly written tale of the darkness at the heart of a small mid-Western town and the four kids who uncover it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the heatwave summer of 1971, four kids find a body by a lake and set out to solve a murder. But they dig too deep and ask too many questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarson is a town reeling in the wake of the Vietnam draft, where the unrelenting heat ruins the harvest, and the people teeter on the edge of ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs tension and paranoia run rife, rumours become fact, violence becomes reflex. The unrest allows the dark elements of the close-knit farming community to rise and take control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd John, Jenny, Gloria and Rudy are about to discover that sometimes secrets are best left uncovered…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this rural setting, the literary fiction unfolds, revealing a psychological depth that is both intriguing and unsettling. The action is relentless, the crime at the heart of the story a chilling reminder of the darkness that can lurk in the most unexpected places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Kristin Hannah (The Nightingale), Maggie O'Farrell (Hamnet), Sarah Hilary (Come and Find Me), and Catriona Ward (Looking Glass Sound).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beth Lewis, Read by Christopher Ragland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889025765525,"sku":"9780008145545","price":39.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008145545.jpg?v=1776888562","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008145545","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}