Taking the reader to Northern NSW, The Torrent follows heavily pregnant Detective Sergeant Kate Miles. Full of secrets, betrayals and lies, this intriguing debut definitely set my world on fire. Dinuka McKenzie’s first novel is an evocative and intelligent mystery novel. The recipient of the 2020 HarperCollins Australia Banjo Prize, The Torrent was published in February 2022. Kate can either write the report that’s expected of her or investigate the case the way she wants to.Īs secrets and betrayals pile up, and the needs of her own family intervene, how far is Kate prepared to push to discover the truth? Review: When a second case is dumped on her lap, the closed case of a man drowned in recent summer floods, what begins as a simple informal review quickly grows into something more complicated. But a violent hold-up at a local fast-food restaurant with unsettling connections to her own past, means that her final days will be anything but straightforward. In Northern New South Wales, heavily pregnant and a week away from maternity leave, Detective Sergeant Kate Miles is exhausted and counting down the days. Two seemingly unconnected cases that will push a detective to the brink.Īn atmospheric, compelling new voice in Australian crime fiction.
A loving husband lost to devastating summer floods.
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