'A river in crisis. Its people in conflict. A wayward cop, a pesky television crew and a suspicious drowning. These are the main elements in the thoroughly entertaining crime fiction thriller. Yet there is a deeper message here. By mirroring the plight of Australia's Murray-Darling Basin, the author is highlighting the water security challenges facing this country in the twenty-first century. Will the direst inhabited continent on Earth ever strike a happy balance between and users of its most precious resource? Or is the peaceful nation destined to spill blood over water?' (Publication summary)
