The Quarry
The Cal Nyx Mystery Thrillers Series, Book 2
By Kim Hunt
Life on the margins just got a whole lot scarier.
Ranger Cal Nyx works alone in the vast NSW bush reserves but is pulled away from the quiet and solitude by a coded message that only one other person could understand.
Dif, the only remaining link to her family, is in danger. He’s also the last person the police are going to take seriously. No stranger to the complications of Dif’s life, and with her lover, Detective Inspector Liz Scobie interstate, Cal burns rubber up and down a lonely coastline, calling in favours from her unique contacts to intercept a relentless killer.
Are Cal’s skills, badass bravado and risky schemes enough to bring a single-minded murderer out of the shadows? Can this smart, female detective save the one and only person who truly gets her?
The second gripping suspense mystery featuring maverick ranger, Cal Nyx, from the 2021 Ngaio Marsh Awards (Best First Novel) shortlisted author of The Beautiful Dead.
Genre:
Mystery
Themes:
Adventure / Survival
Butch / Femme
Danger / In Peril / On the Run
Mystery / Suspense
Road Trip
Heat Level:
Fade to Black (sex scenes are mostly implied and use euphemistic language)
Archetypes:
Adventurer / Explorer / World Traveler
Amateur Sleuth / Private Investigator
Blue Collar Worker
Botanist / Gardener
Handyperson / Maintenance / Fixit
Mechanic
Ranger / Safari Guide / Campground Worker
Geographic Location:
Australia / New Zealand
Setting:
Big City / Urban
Forest
On the Road / Tour
Wilderness / Outback
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Nonbinary / Gender Fluid
Queer
Transgender
Femme
Butch / Stud
Trigger/Content Warning:
Reference to historical sexual violence
