Crows Nest

, #1

Paperback, 320 pages

Published by Univeristy of Queensland Press.

ISBN:
978-0-7022-6577-8
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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.

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Review - Crows Nest by Nikki Mottram

This latest offering of Australian rural noir contrasts urban and small-town sensibilities from the perspective of a child protection officer.  Full review at Newtown Review of Books.