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The Bluffs by Kyle Perry
5.0
The Bluffs is hands down the best crime/mystery book I have read! This was a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ read for me and I could not put it down. I highly recommend.
Crime and mystery novels are not usually my favourites but there are a few Australian authors that are bringing their A game to this genre and I have enjoyed their books immensely. Authors such as Jane Harper, Chris Hammer and Christian White are auto buys for me as I love their clever plots, small town characters and the Australian settings that have coined the term bush or outback noir.
Kyle Perry’s debut novel The Bluffs gives us all this and more. The added supernatural elements pushes this book to the next level without becoming implausible or unrealistic. There was a real eerie Picnic at Hanging Rock vibe which I loved.
Set in Tasmania in the fictional town of Limestone Creek the novel is hugely atmospheric with the cold and unforgiving wilderness of the mountains an integral part of the storyline. A teacher is attacked and four girls go missing on a camping trip and tensions are immediately high. Three decades earlier, five girls had gone missing and the “Hungry Man” legend that surrounds those missing girls still persists in the town.
I loved the detailed descriptions and references to various birds, animals and trees that are spread throughout the book. This rich detail brings the landscape to life and was done in such a way to heighten the sense of foreboding and mystery surrounding the Hungry Man.
The Bluffs was cleverly plotted out with all the twists and turns coming unexpectedly. The suspense remained until the very last page. I read this within 24 hours over 2 days it was that gripping.
Crime and mystery novels are not usually my favourites but there are a few Australian authors that are bringing their A game to this genre and I have enjoyed their books immensely. Authors such as Jane Harper, Chris Hammer and Christian White are auto buys for me as I love their clever plots, small town characters and the Australian settings that have coined the term bush or outback noir.
Kyle Perry’s debut novel The Bluffs gives us all this and more. The added supernatural elements pushes this book to the next level without becoming implausible or unrealistic. There was a real eerie Picnic at Hanging Rock vibe which I loved.
Set in Tasmania in the fictional town of Limestone Creek the novel is hugely atmospheric with the cold and unforgiving wilderness of the mountains an integral part of the storyline. A teacher is attacked and four girls go missing on a camping trip and tensions are immediately high. Three decades earlier, five girls had gone missing and the “Hungry Man” legend that surrounds those missing girls still persists in the town.
I loved the detailed descriptions and references to various birds, animals and trees that are spread throughout the book. This rich detail brings the landscape to life and was done in such a way to heighten the sense of foreboding and mystery surrounding the Hungry Man.
The Bluffs was cleverly plotted out with all the twists and turns coming unexpectedly. The suspense remained until the very last page. I read this within 24 hours over 2 days it was that gripping.