{"product_id":"book-cszl","title":"Scrublands","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this searing, “indisputable page-turner” (Associated Press), a town’s dark secrets come to light in the aftermath of a young priest’s unthinkable last act—in the vein of \u003ci\u003eThe Dry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Riversend, an isolated Australian community afflicted by an endless drought, a young priest does the unthinkable: he kills five parishioners before being taken down himself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA year later, journalist Martin Scarsden arrives in Riversend. His assignment: to report how the townspeople are coping as the anniversary of the tragedy approaches. But as Martin meets the locals and hears their version of events, he begins to realize that the accepted explanation—a theory established through an award-winning investigation by Martin’s own newspaper—may be wrong.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJust as Martin believes he’s making headway, a shocking new crime rocks the town. As the national media flocks to the scene, Martin finds himself thrown into a whole new mystery.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat was the real reason behind the priest’s shooting spree? And how does it connect to other deaths in the district, if at all? Martin struggles to uncover the town’s dark secrets, putting his job, his mental state, and his very life at risk.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFor fans of James Lee Burke, Jane Harper, and Robert Crais, \u003ci\u003eScrublands \u003c\/i\u003eis “a gritty debut...sensitively rendered” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) that marks Chris Hammer as a stunning new voice in crime fiction.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347219325232,"sku":"BDcszl","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49347219390768,"sku":"10cszl","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/cszl-Square-cover.jpg?v=1771660845","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cszl","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}