Dirt Town

As Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels arrives in the hottest spring in decades, she is faced with the mysterious disappearance of twelve-year-old Esther in a small, rural town in Australia.

The community is shaken and begins to suspect one another. Meanwhile, Esther's determined best friend Ronnie, is determined to uncover the truth about her disappearance. When a schoolfriend reveals that he saw Esther with a strange man before she went missing, Ronnie is led down a dangerous path.

With conflicting testimonies and a dying town, this novel follows the quest to find Esther and the devastating impact her absence has on the community.