{"product_id":"the-bluff","title":"The Bluff","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of How to Kill a Client comes a page-turning rural thriller of loyalties and lies, murder and greed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople like Dash didn't die. He was only what? Mid-thirties? Well off. Adored. By some anyway. World at his feet. Well, Myddle at his feet, which was his world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth Dawson has taken a break from big city law to fill in for a few months at a mate's small-town legal practice in Myddle. It's not what she's used to . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when she hears the front door of her office open she's expecting a weird demand, or a question she doesn't know the answer to. But it's Bea Baulderstone's mum, worried that she hasn't seen her seventeen-year-old daughter for five days, and Constable Gazza Parker is refusing to report the girl missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth tries to find Bea, but Myddle is a wall of indifference. Then Dash Rogers is found at his farm gate, dead from a gunshot wound, and suddenly the town is very interested in Bea's whereabouts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unputdownable thriller of deception and greed, The Bluff reveals an enmeshed web of family and community loyalties, set in the lush rural hinterland of east coast Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'From small-town intrigue to big-time terror and suspense, The Bluff is utterly compelling.' Riley James, author of The Chilling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for How to Kill a Client:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Shocking and highly addictive, this is a very impressive novel from a talented new author.' Canberra Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Set in the cold atmosphere of the corporate world and the competitive homes of the rich, How to Kill a Client skewers the greed, misogyny and malfeasance in the corner offices of capitalism in a satisfying and twisting thriller.' Books + Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Jenkins delivers a brilliant debut novel which satisfies on many levels.' Country Style Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fabulous page turner ... A terrifically written novel about vengeance, dominance and politics in a major law firm.' Sydney Arts Guide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Blending a fantastic and compelling crime fiction narrative with intense looks at the lifestyle of members of a successful law firm, How to Kill a Client was a gripping and interesting read that is really worth checking out.' The Unseen Library\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Eminently readable, How to Kill a Client is an uncomfortable depiction of Big Law (minus the murder, of course). A strong debut, and hopefully more to come.' The Justinian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45957515608235,"sku":"9781761470646","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/3732\/9579\/files\/photo1_97009093-dd8e-4958-b4db-4eed6d12645f.jpg?v=1765674891","url":"https:\/\/notjustbooks.com.au\/products\/the-bluff","provider":"Not Just Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}