Dirt Town

When twelve-year-old Esther Bianchi vanishes on her way home from school in the small Australian town of Durton, the close-knit community is consumed by grief and suspicion. Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels launches an investigation that unravels the dark secrets lurking beneath the town's surface. Hayley Scrivenor's haunting debut weaves together mystery and human conflict as the search for Esther exposes the fragility of trust in a rural community.