Blood River, Tony Cavanaugh
Blood River, Tony Cavanaugh
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Blood River

Author: Tony Cavanaugh

Narrator: Jacquie Brennan

Unabridged: 12 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/23/2019


Synopsis

Brisbane 1999. It's hot. Stormy. Dangerous. The waters of the Brisbane River are rising.
The rains won't stop. People's nerves are on edge. And then...
A body is found.
And then another.
And another.
A string of seemingly ritualized but gruesome murders. All the victims are men. Affluent. Guys with nice houses, wives and kids at private schools. All have had their throats cut.
Tabloid headlines shout, THE VAMPIRE KILLER STRIKES AGAIN!

Detective Sergeant Lara Ocean knows the look. The 'my-life-will-never-be-the-same-again look'. She's seen it too many times on too many faces. Telling a wife her husband won't be coming home. Ever again. Telling her the brutal way he was murdered. That's a look you never get used to.

Telling a mother you need her daughter to come to the station for questioning. That's another look she doesn't want to see again.

And looking into the eyes of a killer, yet doubting you've got it right. That's the worst look of all - the one you see in the mirror. Get it right, you're a hero and the city is a safer place. Get it wrong and you destroy a life. And a killer remains free. Twenty years down the track, Lara Ocean will know the truth.

About Tony Cavanaugh

Tony Cavanaugh is an Australian crime novelist, screenwriter and film and television producer. He has over thirty years' experience in the film industry, has lectured at several prestigious universities and has been a regular guest on radio commenting on the film and television industry. His Darian Richards novels which include PROMISE, DEAD GIRL SING and THE TRAIN RIDER, have been highly praised.For more information about Tony Cavanaugh visit his Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/tonycavanaugh888) or follow him on Twitter (@TonyCavanaugh1).


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kylie on April 24, 2019

An interesting enough crime thriller, set in Brisbane, that sees seventeen year old Jen going down for three gruesome murders that she hasn't committed. One of the detectives on the case, Lara Ocean, has her doubts about the verdict, but the Brisbane police force in the late 90s is still a bit of an......more

Goodreads review by Shelleyrae on April 20, 2019

Blood River is a discomforting yet compelling crime novel which unfolds over two decades from multiple perspectives. It’s 1999 In Brisbane when “Lara, the youngest detective in the Squad, ever, a twentysomething Asian woman with dyed blonde hair and Billy, the oldest detective in the Squad, with th......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on July 12, 2019

[URL not allowed] Blood River by Tony Cavanaugh is a gripping and glorious crime novel set in Brisbane in 1999. This is one of the best crime reads I’ve come across in the last year, and I tore through those pages in one day. I was fascinated by the storyline, the characters, the murders, and......more

Goodreads review by Jay on May 15, 2019

3.5 Stars This is my first Tony Cavanaugh read, and it was an enjoyable one. Our story starts in 1999, with a serial killer claiming the lives of three men. Can a teenage schoolgirl really be the culprit? We then move to 2019. The convicted killer is about to be released. The cop relatively new to hom......more