In 1999 and 2000, three young women disappear from outside the Autostrada nightclub in the Perth suburb of Claremont. The knockabout Snowy Lane (City of Light) is hired as a private investigator but neither he nor the cops can find the abductor.Seventeen years on, the daughter of a wealthy mining magnate goes missing in the north-west, and Snowy is hired to find her.In the tropical town of Broome, a spate of local thefts puts Snowy and Detective Inspector Dan Clement (Before It Breaks) back on the trail of the cold-case killer.Snowy is determined that this time he will get his man, even if it costs him his life.
Dave Warner is an author, musician and screenwriter. He has written none novels and six non-fiction books. His first novel, City of Light, won the Western Australian Premiers Book Award for Fiction, and Before it Breaks (2015) the Ned Kelly Award for best Australian crime fiction. His novel Clear to the Horizon features the lead characters from both these books. His most recent crime novels are River of Salt and Over My Dead Body. Dave Warner first came to national prominence with his gold album Mugs Game, and his band Dave Warners from the Suburbs. In 2017 he released his tenth album, When. He has been named a Western Australian State Living Treasure and has been inducted into the WAMi RocknRoll of Renown.
"Clear to the Horizon has an extremely likeable main character, a fast-paced plot and writing that is dense with colourful vernacular and Aussie humour." -- Sun-Herald
"Clear to the Horizon is a nail biting Aussie style thriller with twists and turns to keep you guessing until the end." -- Have-a-Go News
"Award-winning author Warner balances a layered plot with dry humour and colourful descriptions of places and people. The result is sophisticated crime fiction with a WA flavour." -- Sunday Times
Awards
Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction (Longlisted 2018). International DUBLIN Literary Award 2019 (Longlisted 2018)
