Scrublands

I enjoyed Scrublands by Chris Hammer which is set in a small outback town "west of Sydney."  Journalist, Martin Scarsden, arrives in the town to follow up on how the town is coping one year after their priest shot five parishioners.  Martin meets a young mother who runs a bookshop/cafe and learns more about the townspeople.  There are a number of interesting characters and Martin discovers some shocking information about the priest and those he killed.  There is a lot going on in the town beneath the surface.  He ends up with a more compelling story than the one he was sent to write. 4/5