Black River by Matthew Spencer

Publisher's Synopsis

A long, burning summer in Sydney. A young woman found murdered in the deserted grounds of an elite boarding school. A serial killer preying on victims along the banks of the Parramatta River. A city on edge.

Adam Bowman, a battling journalist who grew up as the son of a teacher at Prince Albert College, might be the only person who can uncover the links between the school murder and the 'Blue Moon Killer'. But he will have to go into the darkest places of his childhood to piece together the clues. Detective Sergeant Rose Riley, meanwhile, is part of the taskforce desperately trying to find the killer before he strikes again. Adam Bowman's excavation of his past might turn out to be Rose's biggest trump card or it may bring the whole investigation crashing down, and put her own life in danger.

Taut, suspenseful and utterly compelling, Black River is the best thriller you'll read this year.

Reviews of Black River

Books and Publishing

"Black River charts a chilling murder investigation with a cast of characters ranging from forensic psychiatrists to new detectives. These people are flawed, skilled and determined, and their story transports the reader to the waters of the Parramatta River" - Read Full Review

Written By Sime

"This is good, pacy entertainment. Spencer masterfully builds his plot, and his detective’s case, brick by brick, ratcheting tension superbly until its nail-biting climax. Protagonists, suspects and people of interest are sketched hurriedly but precisely" - Read Full Review

GoodReads.com

"Black River is the best kind of police procedural novel - one where you don’t know who to trust, you’re constantly second-guessing what you think you know about the crime and its suspects, and you genuinely can’t catch your breath while the story unfolds." - Read all GR reviews