Lost in the Outback

It's 1970 in Australia. New teacher, Amy Shaw, struggles to adjust from life in Sydney to that in the remote town, Gurawang. On her first night, there's an explosion outside her hotel window, followed by more threats to her life. Then there is the mystery of a missing school boy. Can she find true love as she struggles to solve the secrets of this place and not become another victim of local criminals and the harsh, unforgiving Outback? Quirky locals welcome Amy to their small community but who can she trust and who are the murderous villains; the sweet, elderly couple in Kookaburra Road, her headmaster and his lonely wife, a handsome, charismatic young banker or the local copper? Whilst experiencing the joys of true love for the first time, she begins to discover the frightening truth. But once she does, are Amy and her new boyfriend able to work together to dispel the dark shadows that hang over Gurawang?