num_pages: 180
description: Careful exacting and ruthless Wyatt is a consummate criminal and a solitary giant in Australian crime writing. This time its a payroll and bank run in the north of South Australia an outpost town suddenly transformed by a pipeline construction project that brings petty crime prostitutionand opportunity. Its a town with its own secrets and Wyatt isnt quick to trust at the best of times. But hes on the run and he cant afford to be choosy. This is another masterpiece of orchestration and unravelling anchored by an unforgettable ticking-clock sequence that will keep you swiping those pages. Fans of Garry Dishers other writing may recognise the landscape and some of the place names of The Sunken Road and fans of noir and hard-boiled fiction will find a fascinating extension of the genre.
language: English
title: Paydirt
publisher: Ligature