{"product_id":"9781806174331","title":"Dark Desert Road : Family loyalty meets violent extremism in this gripping, high-stakes crime thriller","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Tim Ayliffe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThriller \/ suspense\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 April 2026 by Bonnier Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e204 x 131 | 258g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKit McCarthy hasn't seen her identical twin sister, Billie, in more than a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sisters don't see eye to eye, which is understandable, considering Kit's a police officer and Billie followed their violent father into a life of crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKit is no angel. Burnt out by years working in child protection, she has been accused of using excessive force in the arrest of a violent drunk. Kit has just been ordered to take time off work when she gets a frantic message from Billie, telling her she has a young son and that somebody is trying to kill her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then Billie disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to find her estranged sister, Kit's only lead comes after visiting their father in prison. Malcolm McCarthy claims Billie married a former United States Marine and has been living with a group of sovereign citizens in the desert country of the New South Wales Riverina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKit's journey to find Billie takes her through shuttered towns destroyed by drought, where everybody owns guns, nobody talks to cops, and people get lost for a reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut here a war is brewing between a ruthless bikie gang and a separatist community that is re-engaging with society in the most violent way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKit will risk everything to find her sister and the nephew she never knew she had.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut does Billie really want to be saved?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57307517616503,"sku":"9781806174331","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781806174331.jpg?v=1784213451","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781806174331","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}