Wimmera

Ben had never seen Fred, but he had a moustache that Ben's mum said was ‘disgusting'.

Australian smalltown big secret coming of age mystery. 2 young teenage boys doing teenage things; catching crabs (the ones with claws), playing cricket, watching the A-Team thinking about girls etc etc. When a neighbour of one of the boys commits suicide and the grieving family move away, a new neighbour appears and things are about to about to get very dark indeed and nothing will ever be the same.

The theme of this book is grim but it's told in a really subtle way, you know something sinister is happening but the story keeps nudging you in a different direction. Wasn't totally bonkers about the ending but overall, really good.