Dark Water: 4 (Peter Clancy)

Peter Clancy is back.Back in Queenslands Far North that is - the place hes spent a lifetime trying to leave. Clancy couldnt refuse his uncle Sams insistence he do something about the destruction of the family graveyard and the threat to the sacred sites of Sams ancestors from the new mine operations at Clarkes Flat.And when Clancy discovers his old nemesis Max Hillard is in deep with the mining company hes more than keen to use his journalism skills to stir up bad publicity for the mine.But two grisly deaths at the local crocodile farm are followed by murder at the protest camp and Clancy realises something else is at play. Soon Clancy and Sam are running for their lives ...I think Lawless is on his way to being a crime writer to watch... - The BlurbPeter Clancy is the amalgam of characters from crime fiction and film noir - a world-weary type - Sydney Telegraph