Hermit, S. R. White
Hermit, S. R. White
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Hermit
Detective Dana Russo, Book 1

Author: S. R. White

Series: Detective Dana Russo

Narrator: Helen Walsh

Unabridged: 14 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 09/01/2020

Synopsis

HE DISAPPEARED FOR 15 YEARS...SHE HAS 12 HOURS TO FIND OUT WHY.

After a puzzling death in the wild bushlands of Australia, detective Dana Russo has just hours to interrogate the prime suspect - a silent, inscrutable man found at the scene of the crime, who disappeared without trace 15 years earlier.

But where has he been? Why won't he talk? And exactly how dangerous is he? Without conclusive evidence to prove his guilt, Dana faces a desperate race against time to persuade him to speak. But as each interview spirals with fevered intensity, Dana must reckon with her own traumatic past to reveal the shocking truth . . .

Compulsive, atmospheric and stunningly accomplished, HERMIT introduces a thrilling new voice in Australian crime fiction, perfect for fans of Jane Harper and Chris Hammer.

(P)2020 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

About S. R. White

S. R. White's debut novel, HERMIT, was a top ten bestseller in Australia and nominated for the Crime Writers' Association award for the best crime novel by a first-time author.He now lives in Queensland, having worked for a UK police force for twelve years before taking an MA in Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University.

About Helen Walsh

Helen Walsh is the author of three previous novels, Brass, which won a Betty Trask Award, Once Upon a Time in England, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, and Go To Sleep. She lives on Merseyside.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mandy on August 28, 2020

I love a good Aussie crime story and Hermit definitely fit the bill. It was a slower paced book than I am used to, and it did take a while for me to become engrossed in the plot. It was very character driven, and the 2 main characters where fascinating in different ways. I hope that there will be an......more

Goodreads review by Liz on May 08, 2020

Hermit was exactly the kind of novel I love to unexpectedly come across- there have been some amazing reads coming out of Australia, it seems to be a trend and long may it continue. S R White's "Hermit" is a claustrophobic piece of noir, set as it is for the most part in small, intense settings. One......more

Goodreads review by Damo on November 21, 2022

The debut novel by S.R. White, Hermit is a rather harrowing police procedural crime story that features Detective Dana Russo. As well as proving herself to be an expert in interrogation, Dana is also carrying some serious psychological baggage taking us straight into heavy territory from the opening......more

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on September 19, 2020

Taking place over the course of a mere 12 hours, Hermit introduces Detective Dana Russo who must unravel the mystery surrounding the stabbing murder of local Jenson’s shopkeeper Lou Cassevette in rural Australia. Nathan Whittler, the prime suspect, must be interrogated at Carlton police station but......more

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