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River Rats & Rusty Secrets
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 4 2025
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.54 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A mystery-adventure set along the Swan River in Perth
Gabriel Logan and his mates only wanted an easy afternoon, fishing, rope swings, and the usual banter along the Swan River.
But when they drag a rusted metal locker out of the water, their chill weekend flips into the biggest mystery Perth has seen since the 1980s.
Inside the locker:
a hand-drawn map,
old letter,
and a name tied to a decades-old disappearance no one ever solved.
Soon the group is being followed, watched, and warned to drop it.
But backing off was never really their thing.
As they track the clues hidden in Ray Kearnes' stashes, from abandoned jettys to storm drains and forgotten river paths, the River Rats uncover the truth adults buried long ago: someone dangerous is still searching for the same evidence.
The deeper they dig, the more they realise:
the river remembers...
and some secrets refuse to stay buried.
Perfect for fans of fast-paced YA mysteries, Australian settings, and found-family friendship adventures.
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