{"product_id":"the-drowning-bryan-brown-9781761069802","title":"The Drowning","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith sales of over 16,000 copies of \u003ci\u003eSweet Jimmy\u003c\/i\u003e, Bryan Brown's distinctive storytelling voice continues in this unflinching, gripping novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A work of rattling and serpentine suspense ... gripping and sinuous and so, so good.' Trent Dalton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe body of a local teenage boy is found on the beach of a sleepy northern New South Wales town. David went for an evening swim and got into trouble . . . at least, that's what it looks like. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree weeks before, Leila, a young backpacker, didn't turn up for her shift at the local cafe. Benny, the owner, isn't worried. It happens - backpackers are always on the move. There'll be another one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the locals, Adrian, has been a help to Benny. He's found him a nice little sideline. Not exactly legal. Is that all Adrian is arranging on the coast? He once was a cop but has he gone bad? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd in the backblocks outside town, a bikie gang is gearing up for a large consignment from South America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMurder, drugs, liaisons and lies are stirring up this small coastal town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Bryan Brown's characteristic laconic storytelling - humorous, tough and suspenseful - the secrets of this seemingly idyllic town slowly come to the surface. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSweet Jimmy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Uniquely Australian and uncommonly good, I could hear the author's voice in every spare, haunting line. More please.' - Michael Robotham \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'My friend Bryan Brown, quite apart from his other manifold talents, turns out to be an excellent writer. An authentic voice; highly imaginative yet completely believable, with a flair for fully realised characters and a gripping narrative ... a great storyteller. This is utterly baffling. I'm furious.' - Sam Neill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1761069802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761069802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Bryan Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685800366335,"sku":"9781761069802","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1cd4ee48-e475-43a8-9b8d-bea0122bf522.jpg?v=1741726810","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-drowning-bryan-brown-9781761069802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}