{"product_id":"book-2cc2","title":"Crossing the Patriline","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the murders. Before the enemies. Before everything changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePromoted out of the field and into senior command, Detective Inspector Terry Stratton feels like a detective in exile — buried under reports, meetings and political manoeuvring, missing the clarity of real police work, where evidence matters more than appearances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen long-buried evidence resurfaces in the death of Matthew Preston, a young man from a powerful Tasmanian family, Stratton gets a rare chance to step back into an investigation. The complication: the original case was run by someone who now outranks him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the historic Midlands town of Oatlands, Stratton finds a community shaped by old loyalties, quiet resentments and secrets that refuse to stay buried. What looked like a burglary gone wrong begins to fracture under scrutiny. Timelines don't align. Motives multiply. And the people most eager to see the case closed again may have the most to lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDigging deeper earns Stratton the attention — and hostility — of Assistant Commissioner Morton, an adversary who treats the truth as an inconvenience and Stratton as a threat. With pressure from above and resistance below, Stratton has to decide how far he's willing to follow the evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook one of the Detective Inspector Stratton Mysteries, \u003cem\u003eCrossing the Patriline\u003c\/em\u003e is a sharp, character-driven Australian crime mystery — psychological tension, dry humour, and a strong sense of place. It's where Stratton's story begins, and where he forges the enemies who haunt him long after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated by Glen Lloyd, whose Australian performance brings Stratton, the Tasmanian Midlands and every hard-won place name to life — the cleanest way to step into Stratton's world, now in audio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67721696870704,"sku":"BD2cc2","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2cc2-Square-cover.png?v=1788385154","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2cc2","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}