Discover the ingenious and edgy crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author, with suspense that will keep you guessing to the very last page . . .'One of the best crime thrillers of the year' Lee Child'A masterful novel' Harlan Coben'A bright new star of crime fiction' James PattersonRead the book that inspired the hit series on Prime Video, Troppo_______________________________12.46: 13-year-old Claire Bingley stands alone at a bus stop12.47: Ted Conkaffey parks his car beside her12.52: Claire is missing . . .Six minutes - that's all it took to ruin Detective Ted Conkaffey's life. Accused but not convicted of Claire's abduction, he escapes north, to the croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake.Amanda Pharrell knows what it's like to be public enemy no. 1. Maybe it's her murderous past that makes her so good as a private investigator, tracking lost souls in the wilderness. When it seems that her latest target has a life more shrouded in secrets than her own, she enlists help from the one person in town more hated than she is: Ted Conkaffey.But the residents of Crimson Lake are watching the pair's every move. And for Ted, a man already at breaking point, this town is offering no place to hide . . ._______________________________'A fast-paced, expertly crafted read with a cast of colourful characters' Guardian'Atmospheric Australian thriller' Grazia