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Issue Details: First known date: 2024... 2024 It Takes a Town
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'So many people had reason to hate her, but did anyone have reason to kill her?

'Everyone dies famous in a country town, but glamorous Vanessa Walton was a shining star. A celebrity since she was a child, Vanessa is back on the front page for all the wrong reasons; after a terrible storm she has been found dead at the bottom of her stairs.

'At first her death seems to be a simple accident, but anonymous letters are discovered that suggest otherwise – and when 16-year-old Jasmine Landridge claims it is murder, she suddenly disappears. As the police begin to investigate, secrets are exposed and friendships unravel. 

'What happens to a community when murders and abductions sit alongside petty workmates, teenage tribulations and longstanding friendships? It will take a town to solve this crime, but what will be broken in the effort to piece together the truth?' (Publication summary) 

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ultimo, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Ultimo Press , 2024 .
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      Extent: 352p.
      Note/s:
      •  Published 3 April 2024

      ISBN: 9781761152733

Works about this Work

Aoife Clifford : It Takes A Town Karen Chisholm , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , April 2024;

— Review of It Takes a Town Aoife Clifford , 2024 single work novel

In Aoife Clifford’s third novel, the death of a local celebrity brings two old schoolmates together to answer some troubling questions.

Shelf Reflection : Aoife Clifford Aoife Clifford , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , March 2024;
Aoife Clifford : It Takes A Town Karen Chisholm , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , April 2024;

— Review of It Takes a Town Aoife Clifford , 2024 single work novel

In Aoife Clifford’s third novel, the death of a local celebrity brings two old schoolmates together to answer some troubling questions.

Shelf Reflection : Aoife Clifford Aoife Clifford , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , March 2024;
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