Blood and Gold by Michael Trant – Someone is stalking gold hunters. Now a bushman is stalking that someone . . .
Terry Drage is by no means the first rookie gold prospector to turn up at the Murchison Hotel, boast about his thrilling discovery, then vanish! Gabe Ahern, however, is determined that Terry will be the last…..
Gabe knows the land around the remote Western Australian town of Cue better than anyone, including the locals. As a wild dog trapper, he’s truly at home in the bush. Believing that he’s responsible for his friend’s fate, he joins the search to find him.
It won’t be an easy task, however. For instance, the local cops seem certain that Terry’s disappearance is basically a tragic accident. It’s Gabe’s intuition that notices the alarming pattern of disappearances and deaths over the past few years!
Also, the previous visit Gabe made to his old hometown was under the very worst of circumstances. This time, to stop a killer, he’ll need to confront the spectres from his past.
The author’s descriptive narrative immediately transports the reader to the heat and dust of the bush and the atmosphere of a small outback town where everyone knows each others business. Or think that they do! The idiosyncrasies of the small population are much more complex than they first appear!
Reader, strap yourself in and enjoy the ride, the flies, the anticipation of, maybe, discovering gold and the danger it brings.
A thrilling must-read for 2025!
ISBN: 9781761347771
Blood and Gold is available in paperback, e-book and audiobook
About Michael Trant
Michael Trant is a WA country boy now residing in Perth after a variety of careers ranging from farmer, marine draftsman, pastoralist and FIFO pot washer. Michael writes with an authentic rural voice, drawing on his experiences to open readers to places and lifestyles foreign to many. He has a passion for farming, writing, and gaming, the order of which vary throughout the year. He still works on farms as a tractor driver, mainly to annoy those teachers who claimed no one would pay him to stare out a window all day. He is also the author of Ridgeview Station and Wild Dogs.
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