A review by blessedjess
Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor

4.0

This book has a great opening that really hooks you in with questions you want answered. Yet it took me a while to figure out the cast of characters and to get into the plot. The story is told from alternating perspectives of some of the main characters with a mystery character entitled just “we” that gives you a look into the goings ons of the small Australian town. This small struggling town experiences the tragic disappearance of one of its children. What happened to her and is anyone safe? The young characters' voices are powerful as they struggle to come to terms with one of their own being in their lives one day and unexpectedly out of it the next. I would definitely recommend this book to those who want a book that explores the emotional impact of a tragic mystery in a small town. I did find that the ending was a bit drawn out. Another good Australian mystery!