- this edition supplied by my local library
- published Penguin Random House Australia 2022
- ISBN 978 1 76104 677 3
- 355 pages
Synopsis (publisher)
Wild Dogs is a page-turning action thriller set in the WA outback, introducing Australia’s answer to Jack Reacher
In the drought-ridden rangelands of Western Australia, Gabe Ahern makes his living trapping wild dogs for local station owners.
Still coming to terms with his wife’s death – and the part he played in it – the old bushman leads a solitary life. Until one morning, when he rescues a young Afghan man, Amin, from certain execution.
Now, with a gang of people smugglers on his tail and the lives of Amin's family on the line, Gabe is drawn into a ruthless game of cat and mouse. His main opponent is Chase Fowler, a kangaroo hunter with bush skills as wily and sharp as his own.
As the old dogger and roo-shooter go head to head, Gabe will need all his cunning to come out of this alive…
My Take
The author really hits his straps in this novel. Strikes both political and social chords. The "dogger" Gabe Ahern comes across a people smuggling operation in northern WA when he rescues Amin who has come to Australia on an illegal boat. Amin wants to rescue his wife and son but says that he knows that bent cops are assisting the people smugglers.
This novel is a thriller from the get-go. The setting feels authentic and the characters loom large.
Very impressive.
My rating: 4.7
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