The First Law of the Bush Launch: Geoff Parkes in-conversation with Darcy Tindale
Fri, 06 Feb
|Better Read Than Dead
Join us with Geoff Parkes to celebrate the release of The First Law of the Bush! Geoff will be in-conversation Darcy Tindale.
Time & Location
06 Feb 2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Better Read Than Dead, 265 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia
About The Event
Set in the 1990s in New Zealand’s King Country, The First Law of the Bush is the scintillating new rural noir from the author of When The Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole.
It’s a beautiful day to be alive, Bill Dickerson thought, seconds before he tumbled from the viaduct onto the jagged rocks below . . .
His awful death made national news. But still, one year on, Bill’s widow Carol has received no explanation about what happened. Was it suicide? An accident? Maybe murder?
So Carol hires lawyer Ryan Bradley in her fight for justice. Ryan has just returned to the remote town of Nashville after ten years away, so he’s in no position to turn down work.
Except the case seems hopeless from the start. Bill’s employer is denying responsibility, Carol’s friends are shunning her, and the only witnesses – co-workers Gav Coates and Wati Reynolds –…
Tickets
Event + Book
Includes a ticket and copy of The First Law of the Bush
$40.00
+$1.00 ticket service fee
Event Ticket
$5.00
+$0.13 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00