Devil Mountain
$28.86
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
26 May 2026
Summary
A wickedly dark police procedural with a hint of the supernatural, this crime novel is Dinuka McKenzie meets The Bluffs.
When Detective Sergeant Anastasia Brown is sent to investigate a grizzly murder in a small New South Wales town, she welcomes the chance to run from heartbreak and humiliation. But she quickly discovers that this is no ordinary murder. The body of a popular doctor has been found on the mountain, chained and burned, with arcane symbols carve…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923419230 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1923419234 |
| Author: | Inessa Jackson |
| Publisher: | Affirm Press |
| Imprint: | Affirm Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 26 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 410g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 234mm x 154mm |
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Detective Sergeant Anastasia Brown is impossible to look away from. Set against a haunting, unsettling landscape, Devil Mountain will get under your skin. – Kyle PerryA cracking procedural with a visceral sense of place and creeping touch of the supernatural. Jackson has created a relentless heroine in Detective Sergeant Anastasia Brown. – Dinuka McKenzieA whip-crack of a mystery that will keep you up at night. – Veronica LandoSymbols, witches, and a ghostly woman stalking the hills — Jackson’s spooky thriller hits all the notes of a classic police procedural, but rises to a higher level with a goosebump-inducing supernatural subplot. Breathless pacing keeps the reader hanging on by their fingertips as we follow the dogged Det. Ana Brown down the rabbit hole to the hazy in-between of reality and folklore. Fans of Tana French or True Detective will love! – Laura McCluskeyDevil Mountain is a twisty and enthralling murder mystery in a creepy, potent setting. Inessa Jackson gives us an intriguing investigation through the eyes of a detective we can’t help but love. Atmospheric and thrilling – what a spectacular debut! – Mark Mupotsa-Russell
About The Author
Inessa Jackson
Inessa Jackson is a Sydney crime writer living on the land of the Garigal people, within the Eora Nation. Her debut novel, Devil Mountain, won the Affirm/Varuna Mentorship Award. Her first murder mystery was runner-up for the 2023 Banjo Prize and short-listed for the 2022 ASA/HQ Commercial Fiction Award.
Before she fell in love with crime writing, Inessa backpacked around the world, worked in corporate PR and then settled into life as a stay-at-home mum.
When she’s not writing, Inessa is reading, swimming at Manly beach and walking her loyal assistant, Billy the Cavoodle. She has a passion for travelling to far-flung places … and is terrified of sheep.
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