num_pages: 464
description: 'Tense atmospheric and unsettling this book will stay with you long after you turn the last page and long after you turn out the lights.'  Christian WhiteWhen a school group of teenage girls goes missing in the remote wilderness of Tasmanias Great Western Tiers the people of Limestone Creek are immediately on alert. Three decades ago five young girls disappeared in the area of those dangerous bluffs and the legend of the Hungry Man still haunts locals to this day.Now authorities can determine that the teacher Eliza Ellis was knocked unconscious so someone on the mountain was up to foul play. Jordan Murphy the local dealer and father of missing student Jasmine instantly becomes the prime suspect. But Detective Con Badenhorst knows that in a town this size  with corrupt cops small-town politics and a teenage YouTube sensation  everyone is hiding something and bluffing is second nature.When a body is found mauled at the bottom of a cliff suspicion turns to a wild animal  but that cant explain why she was discovered barefoot her shoes at the top of the cliff laces neatly tied.'This atmospheric scenery-rich crime tale embodies both the beauty and brutality of nature  especially human nature... The Bluffs establishes Perry as a fierce new talent.' Apple Books'The narrative races along pulling the reader from page to page with a freight-train momentum that starts with the first word and ends with the final full stop.' Sunday ExaminerA riveting story that will give even a seasoned thriller reader goosebumps... The Bluffs is a perfect winter read that will pull you in and wont let go. Perry has managed to exceed expectations for his debut novel. Full of mystery crime and a certain hair-raising charm you wont be disappointed.' Better Reading
language: English
title: The Bluffs
publisher: Penguin eBooks