Synopsis
Longlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2021
He disappeared for 15 years... until the day of the murder
After a puzzling death in the wild bushlands of Australia, detective Dana Russo has just 12 hours to interrogate the prime suspect - a silent, inscrutable man found at the scene of the crime, who disappeared without trace 15 years earlier.
But where has he been? Why won't he talk? And exactly how dangerous is he? Without conclusive evidence to prove his guilt, Dana faces a desperate race against time to persuade him to speak. But as each interview spirals with fevered intensity, Dana must reckon with her own traumatic past to reveal the shocking truth . . .
Publisher information
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9781472268433
- Number of pages: 384
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 26 mm
- Weight: 269g
- Languages: English
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Slow-burn amazing thriller
In an outback town in Australia, shop owner Lou Cassavette has been stabbed to death. The officers first on the scene believe the man that was found leanin... READ MORE
Just Brilliant
I read a lot of crime fiction, most of it fast paced some of it slow. Hermit is probably one of the more slower paced novels that I have read, but it is th... READ MORE
What an amazing psychological thriller - such a powerful debut novel.
Central to this powerfully intense, at times claustrophobic story is the developing relationship between two emotionally damaged people as Dana attempts to... READ MORE
Hermit
I have become quite a fan of Australian crime, especially Garry Disher, although some others have been disappointing by comparison. This book is well writ... READ MORE
Hermit
4.5 stars
This book is so much more than just the crime being investigated. It's as much about the two very interesting and intriguing, and rather complex,... READ MORE
An unhurried but atmospheric and incredibly detailed crime thriller....
“Hermit” drew me in from the first chapter, in one huge literary swirl of intrigue, curiosity and atmospheric detail.
Detective Dana Russo has just twelve... READ MORE
Hermit by S.R. White
I couldn’t resist this book. I’m a sucker for Australian crime fiction and Hermit seemed to fit the bill quite nicely. This is S.R. White’s debut with the ... READ MORE
An amazing slow burn crime novel
Hermit is a wonderful slow burn crime novel that I really enjoyed. It’s set up as a rather standard procedural crime story: a murder is committed, someone ... READ MORE
A slow burning, tense and intriguing read
Detective Dana Russo is having a day off. A day she takes every year, to mark an anniversary of something from her past. Dark and troubling but as yet unkn... READ MORE