Dirt Trap: Michael Burge in-conversation with Dinuka McKenzie

Join crime author Dinuka McKenzie for the launch of the highly anticipated new novel by Michael Burge.

Readers who can’t get enough authentic rural noir will delight in Dirt Trap, the sequel to the pioneering storytelling cycle Michael started with his acclaimed debut Tank Water. 

Journalist James Brandt lives in a brittle truce with his partner and family, never talking about the homophobic attacks he exposed in his rural hometown, including the brutal death of a beloved cousin twenty years ago. 

But this illusion of peace is ripped apart by the start of the state’s historical gay-hate crime inquiry, and the reappearance of the Joneses, who waltz back into Kippen professing to be queer allies. Yet when one of that notorious dynasty is found dead at a local water tower, it is James who stands accused.

With an under-resourced sergeant and a tech-savvy podcaster on his heels, James refuses to…