The Crag by Claire Sutherland - ISBN: 9781923022881
Paperback
Isolated mountain. Deadly secrets. A climber’s thrill turns to terror.

The Crag

Sometimes the truth is just out of reach ...

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    30 July 2024

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Summary

Will the mountain give up its secrets?

While walking on an isolated track in the windswept Wimmera, rock-climber Skye discovers the body of a young woman. The body has injuries that suggest a rock-climbing accident, but it’s been found more than 5km from the nearest cliffs at Mount Arapiles.

Police ask Skye to help them navigate the perilous world of rock climbing as they try to unravel what happened. Skye is secretly thrilled to be part of the investigation, …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781923022881
ISBN-10:1923022881
Author:Claire Sutherland
Publisher:Affirm Press
Imprint:Affirm Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:30 July 2024
Weight:406g
Dimensions:30mm x 452mm x 156mm
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Critics Review

‘I devoured this thrilling crime novel centred around stunning Mt Arapiles, a dramatic Australian landmark. A gutsy paramedic and an exacting police officer work together to uncover a grisly mystery - the result is a cliff-hanger in every sense! With The Crag, Claire Sutherland has given us a gripping, vertigo-inducing read that you won’t be able to put down.’ - Hayley Scrivenor‘A solid and involving debut thriller’. -The Age/Sydney Morning Herald‘Perfect read for lovers of outback noir’. - Bairnsdale Advertiser ’[A] deeply impressive novel … this page-turner will stay with you long after you close its pages’. - The Weekend Australian ‘A delightful and gripping read’. - ArtsHub ‘Claire Sutherland’s The Crag will have you hanging on for dear life’. - Australian Arts Review ‘A gripping read’. - Readings Monthly

About The Author

Claire Sutherland

Claire was born in Scotland and moved to Australia at the age of three. She was a metropolitan journalist with the Herald Sun for more than 20 years, and before that at the Footscray-based Western Times, for which she won the Melbourne Press Club’s 1995 Young Journalist of the Year award. During her time at the Herald Sun she held roles including books editor, film writer and features editor. She was the editor-in-chief of mX and News Corp’s national head of entertainment before leaving to pursue a career in freelance writing. Her hobbies include hiking, rock climbing, cooking and dystopian sci-fi films. The Crag is her first novel.

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