The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Tilt. Chris Hammer’s books have now sold 500,000 copies in ANZ!

Yuwonderie’s seven founding families have lorded it over their district for a century, growing ever more rich and powerful.

But nowin startling circumstancesone of their own is found dead in a ditch and homicide detectives Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan are sent to investigate.

Could the murder be connected to the execution of the victim’s friend thirty years agoanother member of The Sevenor even the long-forgotten story of a servant girl on the brink of the Great War?

What are the secrets The Seven are so desperate to keep hidden?

With the killer still on the loose, and events spiralling out of control, the closer Ivan and Nell get to discovering the truth, the more dangerous their investigation becomes. Can they crack the case before more people die?