Murder Town A Novel
Murder Town A Novel by Shelley Burr is a dark thriller published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2024, featuring 352 pages in English. Set in the Australian Outback, the story follows Gemma Guillory, who has spent her life in the small town of Rainier. Once a charming enclave, Rainier is now infamous for the tragic events surrounding a serial killer known as the Rainier Ripper, whose actions still cast a long shadow over the community and Gemma’s own life.
As the narrative unfolds, Gemma grapples with the haunting legacy of the Ripper while navigating her relationships and the impact of dark tourism on her town. The tension escalates when a tour guide is murdered by a copycat killer, prompting Gemma to become involved in the investigation. Alongside her, a former private investigator named Lane Holland, now a prisoner, also finds himself drawn into the unfolding mystery. This edition delves into themes of crime, psychological suspense, and the complexities of small-town life, offering readers a gripping exploration of how past tragedies shape present realities.
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For fans of Jane Harper and true crime, a dark and gripping thriller set in a small town in the Australian Outback, by the author of the international bestseller WAKE.
Gemma Guillory has lived in the Australian Outback enclave of Rainier her entire life. She knows the tiny, red-dust town’s ins and outs by heart, knows the people like they are her family, their quirks as if they were her own.
She also knows her once charming town is now remembered for one reason and one reason only: three innocent people died there at the hands of a serial killer. The last stop on the Rainier Ripper’s trail of deaths fifteen years ago was her picturesque little tea shop. She knows that the consequences of catching the Ripper still haunt her policeman husband and their marriage to this day, and some of her neighbors are desperate enough to welcome a dark tourism company keen to cash in on Rainier’s notoriety as the “Murder Town.”
When the tour guide is killed by a Ripper copycat on Gemma’s doorstep, the unease that has lurked quietly in the original killer’s wake explodes into the light, and Gemma is drawn into the investigation. Unbeknownst to her, so is a prisoner named Lane Holland, a former private investigator who earned a living cracking cold cases before he ran afoul of the law.
Gemma knows her town. She knows her people. Doesn’t she?
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