{"product_id":"cold-river-margaret-hickey","title":"Cold River - Margaret HIckey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe sensational new novel from the author of the bestselling thriller\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Creepe\u003c\/i\u003er, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction 2025.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep in the mountains, secrets grow deadly . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSenior Constable Sally White knows how easily hikers can go missing in Victoria’s High Country. But there’s something about the disappearance of Louis Taylor, a young man lost up Mount Viking, that’s not sitting right with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLouis was an aspiring journalist, researching the illegal tobacco trade – also known as chop chop – that was once so prevalent in the area. And the last person he interviewed before his hike has just met a gruesome end . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut with no other leads, and with the search winding down, Sally is forced to accept the young man died in a tragic accident.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil she learns of another missing persons case that bears striking similarities. Astrid Marlowe, a young lawyer, vanished in the same mountains two years earlier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWere Louis and Astrid simply unlucky hikers lost in the treacherous terrain? Or did they both stumble into something – or someone – they shouldn’t have?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished July 28, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nice Stack Of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45154837790920,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/5567\/6360\/files\/ColdRiver.jpg?v=1785455410","url":"https:\/\/nicestackofbooks.myshopify.com\/products\/cold-river-margaret-hickey","provider":"Nice Stack Of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}