Crimson Lake by Candice Fox

Crimson Lake by Candice Fox

Candice Fox's thrilling Crimson Lake, the basis for the series Troppo starring Thomas Jane, now streaming on Prime Video!

How do you move on when the world won't let you?

12:46: Claire Bingley stands alone at a bus stop
12:47: Ted Conkaffey parks his car beside her
12:52: The girl is missing . . .

Six minutes in the wrong place at the wrong time--that's all it took to ruin Sydney detective Ted Conkaffey's life. Accused but not convicted of a brutal abduction, Ted is now a free man--and public enemy number one. Maintaining his innocence, he flees north to keep a low profile amidst the steamy, croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake.

There, Ted's lawyer introduces him to eccentric private investigator Amanda Pharrell, herself a convicted murderer. Not entirely convinced Amanda is a cold-blooded killer, Ted agrees to help with her investigation, a case full of deception and obsession, while secretly digging into her troubled past. The residents of Crimson Lake are watching the pair's every move . . . and the town offers no place to hide.

"Complex, human characters, and a dark, meaty story, and fine writing, and a great sense of place - this is one of the best crime thrillers of the year. Sign me up as a big-time Fox fan!" --Lee Child

Crimson Lake by Sydney-based, Ned Kelly award-winning author Candice Fox is a thrilling contemporary crime novel set in Queensland, Australia, perfect for readers of authors like James Patterson, Harlan Coben, Lisa Gardner, and Tana French.

Candice Fox comes from a large, eccentric family in Sydney's western suburbs and is the middle child. She joined the Royal Australian Navy as an officer at the age of eighteen, the daughter of a jail parole officer and an eager foster parent. She began teaching high school at the age of twenty, after earning two undergraduate and two postgraduate degrees. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. while teaching writing at the University of Notre Dame in Sydney. censorship of literature and terrorism

Candice's debut novel, Hades, earned the Australian Crime Writers Association's Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Novel. Eden, her second novel, earned the Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction, making her one of just two authors in history to win the prize twice. Visit her at www.candicefoxauthor.com or on Facebook.