{"product_id":"conviction","title":"Conviction","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviewed by Karen (Retired Bookseller); Serious police corruption in 1970's, Queensland, Australia, is very prevalent - Law-abiding Detective Ray Windsor resists \u0026amp; is banished to an outback town that is stuffing from drought, serious crime, racism \u0026amp; corruption.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet against a background of awe-inspiring, dangerous and challening landscape, Ray Windsor leads a fight for justice.  With an excellant cast of interesting characters, this gripping crime thriller builds in intensity to a hair-raising climax through to the final pages.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eQueensland in 1976 churns with corruption. When Detective Ray Windsor defies it, he is exiled deep into the state's west. It's easy out there to feel alien in your own country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRoyalton is a town on its knees, stricken by drought, riven by prejudice, and plagued by crimes left largely uninvestigated by the local police chief, Kennedy, and his elusive boss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMutual dislike between Kennedy and Ray gradually turns ugly as Ray and his new partner, Arshag, uncover a pattern of crimes that no one seems concerned about solving. But when two girls from local immigrant families are found dead and another disappears, Ray and Arshag are forced to take the law into their own hands. Not knowing who to trust, nor how deep the corruption runs, how long will it be before their lives are also threatened?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA spare and uncompromising crime thriller that pulls no punches.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrime and mystery fiction, Thriller \/ suspense fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrank Chalmers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e360 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 234mm W: 153mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 474 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALLEN \u0026 UNWIN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41942109880470,"sku":"9781761065323","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket---2022-07-13T202218-509.jpg?v=1657701006","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/conviction","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}