Barren Grounds

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Author
B. Michael Radburn
Publisher
Pantera Press
Genre
Fiction
Released
04 July, 2023
ISBN
9780648571506

Barren Grounds

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Synopsis

In 1960s Sydney, a killer stalks the streets – and one cop will risk everything to stop him.

The calling card of the killer known as ‘The Jeweller’ is as elegant as it is gruesome: a pair of ring fingers, separated from their owners, encircled by a band of wire, delivered directly to Senior Detective Joe Capello. When the Jeweller taunts Joe and his team into meeting him in the diseased grounds of Barren Park, the consequences of that evening will have permanent repercussions for everyone involved. And for Joe, it gets personal.

Two years later, Joe is off the force, but no less obsessed with the Jeweller and his horrific crimes. When a new parcel arrives at his home, Joe is invited back onto the task force and given the opportunity to redeem himself. But vindication relies on Joe finally capturing The Jeweller and now he has to decide if he’s willing to do what it takes – whatever it takes – to finally bring this case to a close.

For fans of Greg Woodland, Matt Nable, and Chris Hammer comes a twisting thriller about the past, the present, and the hope of a future.

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5 July 2023

A Suspenseful, Riveting Tale: Read an Extract from Barren Grounds by B. Michael Radburn

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    4 July 2023

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      B. Michael Radburn
      About the author

      B. Michael Radburn

      B. Michael Radburn lives with his family in the beautiful Southern Highlands of NSW. In his spare time Radburn enjoys farming his small property and taking road trips on his Harley Davidson. Aside, of course, from writing, he possesses a deep passion for music and treasures the time he spends with his guitar, banjo and harmonica.Radburn has been writing successfully for many years, having published more than 80 short stores, articles and reviews in Australia and overseas.Through the late '80s he was Publishing Editor of the Australian Horror & Fantasy Magazine and founder of Dark Press Publications.

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