Crimson Lake: A Novel (Crimson Lake, 1)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Candice Fox's Crimson Lake is the first novel in a thrilling contemporary crime series set in Queensland, Australia. How do you move on when the world wonÆt let you? 12:46: Claire Bingley stands alone at a bus stop 12:47: Ted Conkaffey parks his car beside her 12:52: The girl is missing . . . Six minutes in the wrong place at the wrong timeùthatÆs all it took to ruin Sydney detective Ted ConkaffeyÆs life. Accused but not convicted of a brutal abduction, Ted is now a free manùand public enemy number one. Maintaining his innocence, he flees north to keep a low profile amidst the steamy, croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake. There, TedÆs lawyer introduces him to eccentric private investigator Amanda Pharrell, herself a convicted murderer. Not entirely convinced Amanda is a cold-blooded killer, Ted agrees to help with her investigation, a case full of deception and obsession, while secretly digging into her troubled past. The residents of Crimson Lake are watching the pair's every move . . . and the town offers no place to hide. "Complex, human characters, and a dark, meaty story, and fine writing, and a great sense of placeùthis is one of the best crime thrillers of the year. Sign me up as a big-time Fox fan!"ù#1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child

• | Author: Candice Fox
• | Publisher: Forge Books
• | Publication Date: Jan 29, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 464 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0765398494
• | ISBN-13: 9780765398499