Every monster has a weakness.At the height of Australian summer, a serial killer dubbed The Shark stalks a beachside suburb, targeting young female swimmers whose bodies are later found on the shoreline.Disempowered and angry at the failures of the police to protect them, two young women are hell-bent on revenge. Raych has lost someone and will go to any length to discover what happened to her, while Carmen suspects a disturbing connection to the killer.Together they form an uneasy alliance and, in a moment that changes the trajectory of their lives, Carmen and Raych abduct and imprison the prime suspect. Do they think they can save the day, or are their intentions darker? Can they trust one another''s agenda? And when another young woman goes missing, what stops them from going to the police?A dark and voice-led serial killer thriller that subverts the tropes of crime fiction at every turn, The Shark is an unforgettably propulsive novel about victimhood, power and autonomy. _____________Reader reviews of No Country for Girls''What an incredible, high octane, thrilling ride this book is!'' ''I desperately wanted to know what happens next'' ''I loved the characters and the setting, which was described with vivid and rich imagery'' ''Incredibly well plotted'' ''Tense and thrilling . . . Highly recommended, there are absolutely no slow bits to this story''