Broke Road

A woman has been found dead in her home in the Hunter Valley and Detective Sergeant Rose Riley has been sent to investigate. Riley is familiar with the area as she spent her childhood on her parents' farm in the region. Constable Priya Patel joins her in the investigation along with local detective Senior Constable Christian Rodrigues. It is not long before journalist and author Adam Bowman, who wrote a book about a previous investigation undertaken by Riley, also unofficially joins the team.

 Broke Road is the second novel written by former journalist Matthew Spencer about Rose Riley and a murder case she is investigating. Once again he has produced a fast paced crime procedural following the investigation which becomes more complicated when it is realised that similar murders have occurred in Canberra and Adelaide, suggesting a serial killer. Once again an Australian crime novel that keeps the reader guessing to the end as the detectives strive to discover the perpetrator and prove their case. They also uncover other crimes during the investigation.