Only Killers and Thieves

One scorching day in Australia's deserted outback, Tommy McBride and his brother Billy return home to discover that their parents have been brutally murdered.

Distraught and desperate for revenge, the young men set out in search of the killers. But the year is 1885, and the only man who can help them is the cunning and ruthless John Sullivan - wealthy landowner and their father's former employer.

Rallying a posse of men, Sullivan defers to the deadly Inspector Noone and his Queensland Native Police - an infamous arm of colonial power whose sole purpose is the 'dispersal' of Indigenous Australians in 'protection' of settler rights. The retribution that follows will leave a lasting scar on the colony and the country it later becomes. It will also haunt Tommy for the rest of his life.

Set against Australia's stunningly harsh landscapes, Only Killers and Thieves is a compelling, devastating novel about cruelty and survival, injustice and honour - and about two brothers united in grief, then forever torn apart.

Intr-o zi arzatoare in perimetrul pustiu al Australiei, Tommy McBride si fratele sau, Billy, se intorc acasa pentru a descoperi ca parintii lor au fost asasinati brutal. Dar anul este 1885, iar singurul om care ii poate ajuta este vicleanul si nemilosul John Sullivan - proprietarul bogat al terenului si fostul angajator al tatalui lor. brat infam al puterii coloniale al carui singur scop este „dispersarea” indigenilor australieni in „protectia” drepturilor colonistilor.