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Opal

DS Walker, Book 3

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Opal

By: Patricia Wolf
Narrated by: Adam Fitzgerald
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 A small mining town. A brutal double murder. A killer among them.

DS Lucas Walker is out bush with his little sister Grace from Boston. They're fetching his cousin Blair, who's been mining boulder opal in Kanpara. The town is tense with rumours of a big opal find, and Blair wants out.

But Kanpara is in Channel Country, and when the three try to leave the next day, they find themselves completely cut off. A deluge far north has flooded the rivers overnight, making the roads impassable. Then Blair receives a shocking phone call.

Two bodies have been found, brutally murdered.

Trapped, with a killer in their midst, Walker is in a race to uncover the murderer before the water recedes. And when Blair is arrested by local police, the stakes couldn't be higher. With all his focus on clearing his cousin's name, will Walker see how much danger his sister is in before it's too late?

The third thrilling instalment in the gripping and bestselling DS Lucas Walker series is full of breathtaking twists and dark turns - for fans of Jane Harper, Cara Hunter and Chris Whitaker.©2024 Patricia Wolf (P)2024 Bonnier Books UK Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense World Literature Crime Murder Exciting Scary Mining Boston

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Same wonderful characters and a few new ones. Love Wolf’s descriptions of the Australian book. Can’t wait for the next in this series.

Loved it

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Loved this book. Great story, tense atmosphere throughout. Excellent narration. Highly recommend. Looking forward to the next one.

So good.

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No. 3 book - absolutely brilliant. I felt like I was there. can't wait for book 4!

Brilliant!

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Excellent portrayal of the size, landscape and difficulties of the Australian Bush in a well-read and tense narrative. The characters are well drawn and believable although I got really fed up with Lucas’ perpetual state of angst over Grace, Grandma, Blaire … you name it. For goodness sake give the guy just 5 minutes of unadulterated joy over something!

Great atmospheric descriptions of the Australian outback.

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Patricia Wolf is proving to be very reliable!
As with all these series you have to slightly suspend an element of disbelief (is it likely that family members regularly get pulled into dangerous police work?) but I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing. Listened to it all within 24 hrs and looking forward to the next!

Excellent

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Personally loved the narration & the third book in this series. I’ve never been to the outback but felt as if I was there in person. Totally love Walker & his adventures.
Highly recommended, can’t wait for #4

Superb

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I can't wait for the next installment of Lucas's investigations! I love the descriptions of the environment, I can almost feel the heat and smell the surroundings. I like the pace of the stories, with tension building on and off. I hope they remembered to collect Ginger!

I always feel I'm in the location

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Gripping thriller - I was immersed in this for days, desperate to stay with the action. Patricia Wolf's best, I reckon, and very well done by Audible.

Brilliant

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the reader has a way that makes the characters very vivid and alive. Makes me want to visit the Australian outback

atmospheric, the outback comes alive

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Great story, characters and narration. Patricia Wolf is a wonderful writer, loved it and look forward to her next book.

Just Brilliant

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