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2000s: A children’s home is not the place you want to find hidden secrets…
The Great Divide
What you need to know before your trail
In the rural Tasmanian town of Dunton, the body of a former headmistress of a children’s home is discovered, revealing a tortured life and death.
Detective Jake Hunter, newly-arrived, searches for her killer among past residents of the home. He unearths pain, secrets and broken adults. Pushing aside memories of his own treacherous past, Jake focuses all his energy on the investigation.
Why are some of the children untraceable? What caused such damage among the survivors?
The identity of the murderer seems hidden from Jake by Dunton’s fog of prejudice and lies, until he is forced to confront not only the town’s history but his own nature…
Travel Guide
Dunton, Tasmania (fictional)
Dunton is a fictional setting and is extremely remote. The police officer bemoans the fact that there are no CSI staff here and that even if they came from the capital or nearest town, it would still take a while. The team of officers come from Hobart.
This is remote, derelict land and the campsite from where the child has gone missing is not your usual friendly one with facilities. There’s no one around. There hasn’t been a murder here since the 1980s apparently according to one character.
Wait until they get to the girls home. The place is horrific and the crimes are too.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Great Divide
Destination: Dunton, Tasmania Author/Guide: L J M Owen Departure Time: 2000s
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