{"product_id":"tell-me-something-true-michael-robotham-9780733652899","title":"Tell Me Something True","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A riveting, and chilling, look into the dark niches of Australian small-town life' GERALDINE BROOKS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This novel and its characters will stay with me forever. I ached, cried, and laughed and it felt like I bled right along with them. No one will ever forge a flawless novel, but with Tell Me Something True, Robotham has gotten as close to it as I've ever seen' DAVID BALDACCI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe astonishing, emotional epic from Michael Robotham: a mystery, a coming-of-age tale and a love story wrapped into one, set against the simmering tensions of a small Australian town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI look along the road and notice how many people are standing outside their houses or watching from doorways and windows. Staring. Studying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e  'Do you think this town will ever forgive me?' I ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Not in a million years.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSmall towns are quick to anger and slow to forgive, but Arlo Hackett doesn't expect mercy when he emerges from a twelve-year prison sentence and makes his way back to Yulara, a waypoint on Australia's Great Southern Road. The last time Arlo was home, his brother Luke was charged with a terrible crime and Arlo was found guilty by association. His return to the former goldrush town is like cracking open a time capsule full of hatred and violence, along with memories of the people he loved - the ones he couldn't save.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYulara wants Arlo gone, or worse, but every insult and humiliation pushes him to confront what really happened all those years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe truth will shock you, surprise you, and break your heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Here is a master storyteller reminding us that hope is more powerful than grief' JEANINE CUMMINS author of American Dirt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A compelling, devastating story about family and the long shadows of the past. Tell Me Something True is unforgettable' KARIN SLAUGHTER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'My book of the year. This compelling, intriguing and entertaining masterpiece examines the conscience of a whole town and should win every award going. Genius' LIZ NUGENT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Emotional, startling and beautifully crafted; it brings small town Australia into your living room' VAL MCDERMID\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Most writers would be proud to produce, in their entire career, a book half as good as Tell Me Something True. No one can touch him when it comes to infusing crime with character and heart' LINWOOD BARCLAY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'One of the best books I've read all year - beautifully written, moving and propels you to a devastating ending' AJAY CHOWDHURY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A masterpiece. Not only my favourite Australian crime novel, but one of my favourite all-time books' J. P. POMARE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Michael Robotham's masterpiece. An epic elegy of love, family, morality and justice. It i\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Robotham","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48562323226867,"sku":"9780733652899","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/tell-me-something-true_1.jpg?v=1784683449","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/tell-me-something-true-michael-robotham-9780733652899","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}