Synopses & Reviews
After a week lost in the Australian outback, thirteen-year-old Tom Ferry makes his way back to Angel Rock. To the horror of everyone in the small town, he is alone. Exhausted and traumatized, he can't remember what happened to Flynn, his little brother. Shortly thereafter, another child of Angel Rock is found dead in Sydney, the apparent victim of suicide. But it is only with the arrival of Gibson, the investigating detective from Sydney, that the intertwining questions surrounding the fate of the two children, the silence of the townsfolk, and the mysteries of the land itself begin to unravel.
Angel Rock marks the American debut of the award-winning writer Darren Williams. By interlacing suspense with brilliantly rendered characters and evocative descriptions of the peculiar town they inhabit, he has created a novel that is immediately gripping and consistently suprising. It is a book that will be read long into the night.
Synopsis
A ward-winning Australian novelist Darren Williams creates a dramatic tale of psychological suspense in his American debut novel.
After a week lost in the outback, thirteen-year-old Tom Ferry miraculously makes his way back to Angel Rock. But to the horror of everyone in the small town, he is alone. Exhausted and traumatized, he can't remember what happened to Flynn, his little brother. And although his health quickly recovers, his memory doesn't. Shortly thereafter, a young woman from the town is found dead in Sydney, an apparent suicide. Detective Gibson, long disturbed by his own sister's death, travels to Angel Rock as part of a personal investigation into her desperate motives. Upon his arrival, he discovers a web of intense bitterness and mysteries long unsolved. Immediately gripping, consistently surprising, this is a novel that will be read long into the night.
About the Author
Darren Williams was born in Australia in 1967. His first novel, Swimming in Silk, was published in 1995 and won the prestigious Australian/Vogel Literary Award.