Hero
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Hero

The new gripping thriller from the author of OUTBACK for 2026

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eBook - ePub

Hero

The new gripping thriller from the author of OUTBACK for 2026

About this book

'The magic that Patricia Wolf brings to crime writing is extraordinary...the best of the genre' NetGalley review, 5 stars

The new unmissable instalment in the DS Walker series!

A sporting legend. A brutal death. A dark legacy.

DS Lucas Walker is back home in Queensland, following the dramatic fallout from his last case. He is just getting to grips with his new role in the small outback town of Katima, when the body of an unknown young man is found hanging from a tree in the park.

What at first looks like a tragic suicide soon has Walker's detective instincts on alert, and he and his young partner throw themselves into the case - discovering a connection with an unsolved death.

And then a brutal murder changes everything. The victim is Caden Conroy, national cricketing hero, and the dark nature of his death leads to an unparallelled media frenzy.

When Walker is sidelined by Brisbane Homicide after being first on the scene, he must go his own way to unpick the deceit and corruption at the heart of these cases. Only then will he know if they are connected, and how - but at what cost?

Still reeling from Berlin, and with his own family in freefall, DS Lucas Walker faces one of his toughest cases yet in the fifth instalment of this gripping, bestselling Aussie Noir series - for fans of Jane Harper, Cara Hunter and Chris Hammer.

Readers can't get enough of Hero!

'This series is much like a Jane Harper or Cleeves book... flawed characters and twisty plot... I loved it!' NetGalley review, 5 stars

'Absolutely adored this... devoured it over a couple of days! ... One of my favourite books of the year and I can't wait to read more from the author' NetGalley review, 5 stars

'I'm a huge fan of this series... they really evoke life in a small outback town... I really can't wait for the next DS Lucas Walker instalment!' NetGalley review, 5 stars

'Cracking story, with more than a few twists along the way.' NetGalley review, 5 stars

'I fell into this book straight away and found it so hard to put down. I really didn't want it to end... You can't get better in this genre.' NetGalley review, 5 stars

'This book was like putting on a familiar pair of comfy slippers' NetGalley review, 5 stars

'Lucas Walker is back with his fifth outing from Patricia Wolf and what an outing it is! ...the book is a cracking good story... that will keep the reader turning the pages until the final word' NetGalley review, 5 stars

'I finished the book in two days... 5 stars from me. Patricia Wolf is one of my favourite authors - I will read anything she writes' NetGalley review, 5 stars

'Another winner in the DS Walker series!' NetGalley review, 5 stars

'Had me hooked right from the start... the ending leaving me totally eager to read the next book!' NetGalley review, 5 stars

'I'll happily be reading book 55 if they're all like this... the last chapter has me excited for the next book already' NetGalley review, 4 stars

'Shenanigans and cricket = murder!... suspenseful and fascinating... Patricia Wolf had me truly caught up with the characters... Definitely recommended, especially if you, like me, love Australian suspense!' NetGalley review, 5 stars

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Information

Publisher
Embla Books
Year
2026
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9781471419102
Subtopic
Crime & Mystery Literature
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Also by Patricia Wolf
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Chapter 1
  8. Chapter 2
  9. Chapter 3
  10. Chapter 4
  11. Chapter 5
  12. Chapter 6
  13. Chapter 7
  14. Chapter 8
  15. Chapter 9
  16. Chapter 10
  17. Chapter 11
  18. Chapter 12
  19. Chapter 13
  20. Chapter 14
  21. Chapter 15
  22. Chapter 16
  23. Chapter 17
  24. Chapter 18
  25. Chapter 19
  26. Chapter 20
  27. Chapter 21
  28. Chapter 22
  29. Chapter 23
  30. Chapter 24
  31. Chapter 25
  32. Chapter 26
  33. Chapter 27
  34. Chapter 28
  35. Chapter 29
  36. Chapter 30
  37. Chapter 31
  38. Chapter 32
  39. Chapter 33
  40. Chapter 34
  41. Chapter 35
  42. Chapter 36
  43. Chapter 37
  44. Chapter 38
  45. Chapter 39
  46. Chapter 40
  47. Chapter 41
  48. Chapter 42
  49. Chapter 43
  50. Chapter 44
  51. Chapter 45
  52. Chapter 46
  53. Chapter 47
  54. Chapter 48
  55. Chapter 49
  56. Chapter 50
  57. Chapter 51
  58. Chapter 52
  59. Chapter 53
  60. Chapter 54
  61. Chapter 55
  62. Chapter 56
  63. Chapter 57
  64. Chapter 58
  65. Chapter 59
  66. Chapter 60
  67. Chapter 61
  68. Chapter 62
  69. Chapter 63
  70. Chapter 64
  71. Chapter 65
  72. Chapter 66
  73. Acknowledgements
  74. Author’s Note
  75. About the Author
  76. About Embla Books

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