{"product_id":"cold-river","title":"COLD RIVER","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs6A674BB{7.5pt;font-weight:bold;color:#333333;font-style:normal;verdana;} .cs178280B{7.5pt;font-weight:normal;color:#333333;font-style:normal;verdana;} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;} .cs240BB4B{7.5pt;font-weight:normal;color:#333333;font-style:italic;verdana;} .cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs57956BB{7.5pt;font-weight:normal;color:#333333;font-style:normal;verdana;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs57956BB\"\u003eThe sensational new novel from the author of the bestselling thriller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs240BB4B\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs57956BB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs240BB4B\"\u003eThe Creepe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs57956BB\"\u003er, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs178280B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6A674BB\"\u003eDeep in the mountains, secrets grow deadly . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs178280B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs57956BB\"\u003eSenior Constable Sally White knows how easily hikers can go missing in Victoria's High Country. But there's something about the disappearance of Louis Taylor, a young man lost up Mount Viking, that's not sitting right with her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs178280B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs57956BB\"\u003eLouis was an aspiring journalist, researching the illegal tobacco trade - also known as chop chop - that was once so prevalent in the area. And the last person he interviewed before his hike has just met a gruesome end . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs178280B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs57956BB\"\u003eBut with no other leads, and with the search winding down, Sally is forced to accept the young man died in a tragic accident.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs178280B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs57956BB\"\u003eUntil she learns of another missing persons case that bears striking similarities. Astrid Marlowe, a young lawyer, vanished in the same mountains two years earlier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs178280B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs57956BB\"\u003eWere Louis and Astrid simply unlucky hikers lost in the treacherous terrain? Or did they both stumble into something - or someone - they shouldn't have?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs178280B\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books N Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50187503960304,"sku":"9781761351112","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1855\/5830\/files\/9781761351112_1.jpg?v=1785713414","url":"https:\/\/booksngifts.com.au\/products\/cold-river","provider":"Books N Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}