text: Retribution By Richard Anderson | Used | 9781911617709 | World of Books
  'Captivating, incredibly well-written ... Retribution is a ripping thriller, deeply Australian, and an absolute must-read for all crime fans.'
  'This powerful novel has thrills and emotions to spare ... the evocation of dust and heat all come together for a tense tale of human emotions at their rawest. A genuine discovery and a unique voice.'
  -- Maxim Jakubowski * Crime Time *
  'This book is fluently written around a story that is set squarely in the world that Anderson knows so well ... Richard Anderson is a good writer and a good observer of human behaviour.'
  * Dominion Post Weekend, Wellington *
  'If you like your crime hot, gritty and dusty then this gem, set in rural Australia, is for you ... A fine tale that'll have you sweating with its heat and intensity.'
  '[A] slow-burning thriller that reads like a neo-Western ... vividly captures the vast, rugged landscape and the brutal intensity of the heat in the back country.'
  -- Declan Burke * The Irish Times *
  'Richard Anderson is ... a fine writer ... In lucid, unflashy prose, he relates how the theft of a priceless mare, Retribution, results in a human pile-up for five utterly believable characters, good, bad and ugly.'
  'Retribution is a good one, different, unusual and a refreshing twist on crime fiction as a whole ... Elegantly written, beautifully evocative of the sense of place, and people in it, Richard Anderson knows that of which he writes.'
  * Aust Crime Fiction *
  'Retribution is full of interesting texture, fresh characters, authentic rural issues, and an absorbing storyline.'
  -- Craig Sisterson * Crime Watch *
  'A lovely elegiac book about a horse and an unlikely love affair between a couple of lonely misfits ... the book is a triumph of the very best kind of gritty Aussie writing.'