TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mottram,Nikki
TI  - Crows Nest
SN  - 9780702265778
PY  - 2023///
CY  - St Lucia, Qld
PB  - University of Queensland Press
KW  - Small cities
KW  - Australia
KW  - Queensland
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Murder
KW  - Investigation
KW  - Corruption
KW  - Secrecy
KW  - Australian fiction
KW  - Social workers
KW  - Australian
KW  - Detective and mystery fiction
KW  - lcgft
N2  - Small Town. Big Secrets. Fleeing problems in her own marriage, child protection worker Dana Gibson leaves Sydney for a job in the Queensland town of Toowoomba. Her first house call is to nearby Crows Nest to assess the children of Sandra Kirby, which results in her getting both her new boss and a local detective offside. Dana soon learns that, in the country, city rules do not apply.When Sandra and her best friend are found shot dead, Dana is drawn into an investigation that will force her to strip away the friendly veneer of small-town life, while grappling with ghosts of her own. As buried secrets, bitter tensions and corruption come to light, how far will locals go to stop her uncovering the truth of what happened?
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