Phoenix Distribution Winter Road, The: A Story of Legacy, Land and a Killing at Croppa Creek

<p><meta charset="UTF-8" />True crime writing at its finest, from the multi award-winning, bestselling author of<i>&nbsp;In My Skin</i>.<br /> <br /> Winner of the 2021 Walkley Book Award, 2022 NSW Premiers Literary Awards- Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction, and 2022 Sisters in Crime Davitt Award (non-fiction).<br /> <br /> In July 2014, on a lonely road at twilight outside Croppa Creek, New South Wales, 80-year-old farmer Ian Turnbull took out a .22 and shot environmental officer Glen Turner in the back.<br /> <br /> On one side, a man hoping to secure his family's wealth and future by farming the richest agricultural soil in the country. On the other side, the object of his obsession - the government employee trying his best to apply environmental laws.<br /> <br /> The brutal killing of Glen Turner splits open the story of our place on this land. Is our time on this soil a tale of tragedy or triumph - are we reaping what we've sown? Do we owe protection to the land, or does it owe us a living? And what happens when, in pursuit of an inheritance for his family, a man creates terrible consequences?<br /> <br /> Kate Holden brings her discerning eye to a gripping tale of law, land and entitlement.</p>