Opal Country Author Surname:Hammer American and Canadian female crime

American and Canadian female crime writers pursue their craft and what they think about crime writing

It appears that the remains have lain there since World War 2

each inspired by the playful antics and cleverness of our feline friends

And when the lead detective on the case - Nate Richards - becomes hopelessly entangled in the family drama

Opal Country Author Surname:Hammer American and Canadian female crimeIn the desolate outback town of Finnigans Gap, police struggle to maintain law and order. Thieves pillage opal mines, religious fanatics recruit vulnerable youngsters and billionaires do as they please. Then an opal miner is found crucified and left to rot down his mine. Nothing about the miner's death is straightforward, not even who found the body. Homicide detective Ivan Lucic is sent to investigate, assisted by inexperienced young investigator