- Disher tells a story of male abusers getting their comeuppance. They are a seedy underbelly of scammers and thieves. Total lowlifes.
- There are, thankfully, some sensitive and caring gentleman in the book, and they happen to be cops.
- The women who were abused are fighters and clever. Grace was a foster child who descended into petty crime and hid behind many identities to escape the law. Erin’s former husband is looking for her. He’s a nasty piece of work, a far right woman hater into scams of all sorts and is addicted to porn.
- Disher’s prose is fast-paced and his plot and subplots full of detail. It’s very country Australian, set in the Adelaide Hills in the main. I had no idea CCTV was everywhere, even in rural areas. The police totally rely on it in this novel.
- Unfortunately a number of stories fizzle out and are not satisfactorily resolved. This is emotionally unsatisfying as the characters Disher has painted in detail in these subplots are immensely likeable.
- So while this is an absorbing read on the whole, it is also a little frustrating.
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