{"product_id":"dirt-town","title":"Dirt Town","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Number One Australian Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heart-wrenching mystery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' - Jane Harper, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning debut' - Ann Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDirt town. Dirt and hurt - that's what others would remember about our town . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWhen twelve-year-old Esther Bianchi disappears on her way home from school in the small town of Durton in rural Australia, the local community is thrown into a state of grief and suspicion.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003eThe Detective\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAs Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels begins her investigation, she questions those who knew the girl, attempting to unpick the secrets which bind them together.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003eThe Mother\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe girl's mother, Constance, believes that her daughter going missing is the worst thing that can happen to her. But as the search for Esther develops, she learns that things can always get worse.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003eThe Friends\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRonnie is Esther's best friend and is determined to bring her home. So when her classmate Lewis tells her that he saw Esther with a strange man at the creek the afternoon she went missing, Ronnie feels she is one step closer to finding her. But why is Lewis refusing to speak to the police?\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAnd who else is keeping quiet about what happened to Esther?\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDirt Town\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e by Hayley Scrivenor is an atmospheric crime novel set in rural Australia, for fans of Jane Harper's \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e and Chris Whitaker's \u003ci\u003eWe Begin at the End\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hayley Scrivenor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67796406993177,"sku":"9781529080285","price":99.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/7844\/9945\/files\/389848_63f02f58c6b176.11578674_9781529080285.jpg?v=1791946256","url":"https:\/\/bigbadbooksale.co.za\/products\/dirt-town","provider":"bigbadbooksale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}