| Title | : | The Kooleybuc Hotel: Australian Rural Crime Mystery (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 4) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 309 |
| Publication | : | Published November 1, 2023 |
The peaceful township of Kooleybuc is left reeling when six people are murdered in cold blood on a quiet Friday afternoon at their only pub, and the locals want answers. Detective Patrick Jacobs of the Cobar Police Department is nearing retirement and is reluctantly assigned to the case. He is running out of leads.
Probationary Constable Nick Vada had planned to get as far away from the bush as he could in his new profession, but is sent to the town of Kooleybuc, affectionately known as the ‘Gateway to the outback’ for his first year on the job and must learn with the help of the local team - and the seasoned detective - just how much work goes into finding a killer.
Don't miss the next instalment in the gripping Nick Vada thriller series. Fans of 'Outback' by Patricia Wolf, 'Scrublands' by Chris Hammer and 'The Dry' by Jane Harper , will be hooked from the very first page until the final breathtaking conclusion.
The Kooleybuc Hotel: Australian Rural Crime Mystery (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 4) Reviews
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series keeps getting better
Started well, and this the 4th book continues the series upward trajectory- with well drawn characters and an excellent plot line
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2.5 stars
Was this written soon after Book 1 but published as Book 4?
The awkward Aussie slang that annoyed me in Book 1 , but thankfully disappears in Books 2&3, has unfortunately returned in Book 4.
While the story was gripping the terrible editing was distracting. In one spot Bones is referred to as Pat (which makes it very confusing). PJ and Vada are directed to the second floor of St Vincents hospital yet a few paragraphs later they are said to be walking down the third floor corridor. There were a few more that caused me to backtrack to make sure I hadn’t misunderstood.
I sound like I didn’t enjoy this book but I did and let’s face it I am now invested in following Detective Vadas story! -
Second book I have read from the Vada series and I loved this one once again. The story was compelling and I really enjoyed the more streamlined character usage in this one.
Does need a proofread, there is a few grammar/double ups in there but that doesn’t bother me as it does others.
Similar to the last book I read in this series, I feel like the build up to solving the crime is so well written and then the perpetrator just confesses and it’s all over too soon. Gives me the “and then I woke up” story feel which really hurts all the hard work the writer does in setting the scene in the earlier parts on the novel.
Overall, I’m still very much enjoying these reads and I’ll be opening another one from the series tonight. -
I’ve been enjoying this series which is why Im so disappointed at the blatant racism and stereotyping of Aboriginal people at the start of the book. I expect authors to know the effects of misrepresenting a marginalised indigenous population and at bare minimum to use the correct letter capitalisation.
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Best yet so far, Nick Vada just out of police academy.
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Why do people die everytime this guy moves to a new town
