Outback: A stunning new crime thriller (A DS Walker Thriller Book 1)

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Aside from my regard for the lead man, the tale itself bumps along at a decent pace but without ever really introducing anyone or anything that piqued my interest to the same degree. It was from this trip driving and spending days and nights surrounded by the rugged harshness and beauty of the outback that she found the inspiration for the “DI Lucas Walker” stories.

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So if you’re looking for an unusual setting with a plausible storyline of two rather naive Europeans underestimating the vastness and the dangers of an alien landscape, I would recommend Outback and I’ve already downloaded the next book in the series! As a guest lecturer for a drugs and serious crime training program for Queensland police officers, he's temporarily relocated to the beachside city of Surfer's Paradise, on Queensland's Gold Coast. When those investigating the home invasion learn of Walker’s premiere investigative skills, he is asked to review their case files, which leads to him slowly being pulled into that investigation as well. The title of the book is apropos, as the author does an exceptional job of immersing her readers into the Australian outback in a way that brings it to life.All while he awaits the results of the board reviewing his actions in Caloodie some months earlier, deciding if he still has a job. To read more about the site or if you want a graphic to link to us, see the about page for more details. They had disappeared in the neighborhood while heading to a remote cattle station where they had been offered jobs.

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But once he starts the investigation, he suddenly starts thinking that there is much more to the story than his boss had let on.In fact, anyone with knowledge or eagle eyes may have noticed that she makes a few references to her hometown in the debut work of fiction. But why all the interest from the Federal Police when they have probably just ditched the heat and dust of the outback for the coast? As the number of days since the couple’s disappearance climbs, DS Walker is joined by Rita’s older sister. And when you’re stuck out in deep country Queensland, there’s not a big chance that anything significant is going to chance by.

Outback (DS Walker Thriller, book 1) by Patricia Wolf

The novel opens with a horrific home invasion involving two parents and their eight-year-old daughter, Gabby, in Gold Coast, Queensland. In 2019, just before the lockdowns due to COVID-19, she spent a few months in Queensland on a four-week road trip. Slowly, Walker becomes more deeply involved in each case and because it is believed Gabby may still be in danger, he takes turns guarding her at her hospital bedside while recovering from injuries sustained in the home invasion. But it looks like trouble has followed him with the Vandal bike gang moving their drug operation to the sunny Gold Coast. I’m a big fan of Australian noir, although this one isn’t set in the outback, you really get a sense of place.Lucas Walker is a complex and relatable hero, daringly impetuous at times but displaying great emotional intelligence. Apart from the likeable character of Lucas Walker and an assorted cast of goodies and baddies, the Outback itself is a major character too. I spent Christmas at Surfers Paradise some years back and so I enjoyed the descriptions of this place, which married with my own experience: essentially that of a brash holiday resort with a truly amazing beach. Even though she would, later on, leave Australia following graduation from university and become a journalist, she still loves the wide horizons, indigo sky, and rugged beauty of the outback. He’s a detective sergeant with the Federal Police Force and currently on leave for compassionate reasons.