Emily Tempest. Small, black, snaky as a taipan's tooth: the woman least likely to pursue a career in policing.

Now, somehow, Emily's become the aboriginal Community Police Officer for the outback (not to mention throwback) town of Bluebush. Being allergic both to authority and to keeping her big mouth shut, she's immediately at odds with her new boss. And a death at the Green Swamp Well Roadhouse just makes things worse. Officially it's a simple case of two old drunks and a hammer.

Emily's not convinced.

Fast, funny and action-packed - Gunshot Road is Australia's literary thriller of the year.