Still
Published on 26. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-7336-4474-0 (ISBN)
Description
THE #1 Australian best-selling fiction
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'From screen to page, Matt Nable's ability to breathe life into vivid characters shines against the grittiness of the harsh Australian landscape.' - Jane Harper, author of The Dry
'a thrilling, heart-stopping novel that fans of The Dry are going to love' - Weekender
'Nable renders the past both tangible and real and it's riveting' - Sue Turnbull, The Age
'must read' - Who Weekly
Darwin, Summer, 1963.
The humidity sat heavy and thick over the town as Senior Constable Ned Potter looked down at a body that had been dragged from the shallow marshland. He didn't need a coroner to tell him this was a bad death. He didn't know then that this was only the first. Or that he was about to risk everything looking for answers.
Late one night, Charlotte Clark drove the long way home, thinking about how stuck she felt, a 23-year-old housewife, married to a cowboy who wasn't who she thought he was. The days ahead felt suffocating, living in a town where she was supposed to keep herself nice and wait for her husband to get home from the pub. Charlotte stopped the car, stepped out to breathe in the night air and looked out over the water to the tangled mangroves. She never heard a sound before the hand was around her mouth.
Both Charlotte and Ned are about to learn that the world they live in is full of secrets and that it takes courage to fight for what is right. But there are people who will do anything to protect themselves and sometimes courage is not enough to keep you safe.
STILL is an evocative, page-turning thriller from a brilliant Australian writer. If you loved THE DRY and SCRUBLANDS, you will love STILL.
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'From screen to page, Matt Nable's ability to breathe life into vivid characters shines against the grittiness of the harsh Australian landscape.' - Jane Harper, author of The Dry
'a thrilling, heart-stopping novel that fans of The Dry are going to love' - Weekender
'Nable renders the past both tangible and real and it's riveting' - Sue Turnbull, The Age
'must read' - Who Weekly
Darwin, Summer, 1963.
The humidity sat heavy and thick over the town as Senior Constable Ned Potter looked down at a body that had been dragged from the shallow marshland. He didn't need a coroner to tell him this was a bad death. He didn't know then that this was only the first. Or that he was about to risk everything looking for answers.
Late one night, Charlotte Clark drove the long way home, thinking about how stuck she felt, a 23-year-old housewife, married to a cowboy who wasn't who she thought he was. The days ahead felt suffocating, living in a town where she was supposed to keep herself nice and wait for her husband to get home from the pub. Charlotte stopped the car, stepped out to breathe in the night air and looked out over the water to the tangled mangroves. She never heard a sound before the hand was around her mouth.
Both Charlotte and Ned are about to learn that the world they live in is full of secrets and that it takes courage to fight for what is right. But there are people who will do anything to protect themselves and sometimes courage is not enough to keep you safe.
STILL is an evocative, page-turning thriller from a brilliant Australian writer. If you loved THE DRY and SCRUBLANDS, you will love STILL.
Reviews / Votes
It is a dark and tense multi layered story that will keep you guessing. * [ONLINE] Mandy Loves to Read * Review * [ONLINE] Queensland Reviewers Collective * [..] Nable renders the past both tangible and real and its riveting. * VIC [PRINT], The Sunday Age and Sydney Morning Herald, [AUDIENCE: 98,214, ASR: AUD 35,193] * It's compelling. Highly recommended. * NATIONAL [PRINT], Good Reading Magazine, [AUDIENCE: 8,000, ASR: AUD 1,044] * Recommendation * QLD [RADIO] ABC North Queensland * A very evocative novel that excels in its characterisations and depictions of life in Darwin * ACT [PRINT] Canberra Weekly [AUDIENCE: 43, 073 ASR: AUD 772] * Thick with humidity as tangible as the words on the page, and suffused with violence, this is a rural thriller to fill your Jane Harper void. * [ONLINE] Readings * A gripping must-read for 2021 * NATIONAL [PRINT] WHO Magazine [AUDIENCE: 82,789 ASR: AUD 17, 868] * Review * SA [PRINT], Murray Pioneer, [AUDIENCE: 6,400, ASR: AUD 292] * It's great to see local authors using the Australian landscape with such strength. Actor Matt Nable does this well. * QLD, Townsville Bulletin et al. (News Corp regional syndicate), [AUDIENCE: 92,602, ASR: 3,419] * Review * WA [PRINT], Geraldton Guardian, [AUDIENCE: 3,673, ASR: AUD 161] *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
460 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7336-4474-0 (9780733644740)
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Person
Matt Nable is an Australian actor, writer, director and novelist, with a career spanning film, television and literature. He first gained attention in 2007 when he wrote and starred in The Final Winter, which became Paramount Pictures' first Australian acquisition. This success led to international opportunities, with Matt taking roles in films like The Killer Elite alongside Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro, Riddick with Vin Diesel, and Son of a Gun with Ewan McGregor. Matt Nable also starred in 1%, which he wrote, and the film premiered at TIFF before being acquired by A24, earning him an AACTA nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He played a leading role in the film adaptation of Jane Harper's The Dry.
Matt Nable's directorial debut came in 2021 with Transfusion, a crime thriller starring Sam Worthington. Matt's television career includes standout roles in East West 101, Underbelly: Badness, Arrow, Mr Inbetween, Last King of the Cross and Apple Cider Vinegar to name a few. His performances across both film and TV have earned him four AACTA nominations. With over two decades of experience in the industry, Matt Nable continues to be a highly respected and versatile figure in Australian and international entertainment.
In addition to acting and directing, Matt Nable is a bestselling author. His fourth novel, Still, released in 2021, reached number one on the Australian bestseller list.
Matt Nable's directorial debut came in 2021 with Transfusion, a crime thriller starring Sam Worthington. Matt's television career includes standout roles in East West 101, Underbelly: Badness, Arrow, Mr Inbetween, Last King of the Cross and Apple Cider Vinegar to name a few. His performances across both film and TV have earned him four AACTA nominations. With over two decades of experience in the industry, Matt Nable continues to be a highly respected and versatile figure in Australian and international entertainment.
In addition to acting and directing, Matt Nable is a bestselling author. His fourth novel, Still, released in 2021, reached number one on the Australian bestseller list.