{"product_id":"9781460737477_a-town-called-treachery","title":"A Town Called Treachery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deadbeat dad. A curious boy. A journo drowning in the past ... and a town full of secrets. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"\" font-size:=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan the truth ever be found in a town called Treachery?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"\" font-size:=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the Australian crime novels of the year ... A new Australian talent' \u003cem\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'One of a kind' Malcolm Knox\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The best journo-noir debut since \u003cem\u003eScrublands\u003c\/em\u003e ... Mesmerising authenticity' Jack Heath\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Danger Awards Best Debut Crime Fiction 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the Indie Book Awards 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Ned Kelly Awards Best Debut Crime Fiction 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brutal murder in a town called Treachery? It's a story most journos would kill for, but for Stuart Dryden, it's a major inconvenience. He didn't take the gig at the local rag for its bustling crime beat. He'd sacrifice a career-making story for happy hour at the pub, but not even he can let a grisly murder through to the keeper. Especially when he keeps getting scooped by a persistent kid with a disposable Kodak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife's tough for eleven-year-old Matty Finnerty. His mother's gone, his father's gone most of the time and, as hard as he tries, he just can't get the kids at school to like him. When his favourite teacher Wendy Millburn turns up dead on the beach, it puts his dad Robbie in the crosshairs of a town that never liked him anyway. Worse than the bricks through the window, the dead animals on the lawn and the fish heads in the mailbox is the fact no one seems to be looking for the killer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatty starts to wonder whether Robbie knew Wendy better than he's let on. He needs a hero, and Dryden will have to do – that is, if he can just stay sober for a night or two. He might even cast off the ghosts of his own past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they stumble their way to answers, can they find the truth about Wendy – and what they're really made of?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eA Town Called Treachery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Thrilling. Thoughtful. Complex ... One of the Australian crime novels of the year. Jennings writes with humour, intensity and candour. A new Australian talent' \u003cem\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of a kind ... A coming-of-age story, a crime investigation and a gripping dark drama brought to life with affection, humour and sharp insight' \u003cstrong\u003eMalcolm Knox\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The best journo-noir debut since \u003cem\u003eScrublands\u003c\/em\u003e ... Mesmerising authenticity, balancing darkness with laugh-out-loud wit' \u003cstrong\u003eJack Heath, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eKill Your Husbands\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Comes alive on the page ... Filled with affectionate detail, shot through with a profound understanding of the darker parts of our natures, and the light that keeps us going. 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