Matthew Spencer Matthew Spencer i(24264335 works by)
Born: Established: Parramatta, Parramatta area, Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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'Matthew Spencer was a journalist at The Australian for twenty years, with long stints running the Foreign News desk and as Opinion Editor. He has written for newspapers and magazines in Uganda and Kenya and been published in The Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald.' (https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/fiction/Black-River-Matthew-Spencer-9781761066184)
 

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y separately published work icon Black River Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2022 24264373 2022 single work novel crime thriller

'Black River is the most compelling thriller you'll read this year.

'A long, burning summer in Sydney. A young woman found murdered in the deserted grounds of an elite boarding school. A serial killer preying on victims along the banks of the Parramatta River. A city on edge.

'Adam Bowman, a battling journalist who grew up as the son of a teacher at Prince Albert College, might be the only person who can uncover the links between the school murder and the 'Blue Moon Killer'. But he will have to go into the darkest places of his childhood to piece together the clues. Detective Sergeant Rose Riley, meanwhile, is part of the taskforce desperately trying to find the killer before he strikes again. Adam Bowman's excavation of his past might turn out to be Rose's biggest trump card or it may bring the whole investigation crashing down, and put her own life in danger.

'Taut, suspenseful and utterly compelling, Black River is the best thriller you'll read this year.'  (Publication summary)

2023 winner The Danger Prize Best Crime Fiction Debut
2023 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing Best First Novel
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