Publisher's Synopsis
Thirteen-year-old Ben is angry. It is 1958 in Dysonville, a small country town in eastern New South Wales, Australia. Ben's father was killed by a hit-and-run driver at Easter and, six months later, nobody seems to care who killed him. With no leads to go on, even the police have stopped their investigations. Ben knows something is going on, and he is determined to get to the bottom of it. The only adult Ben really trusts is Mr Fraser, who gives Ben a part-time job in his grocery shop. Teaming up with his best friend Joe, Ben sets out to find out who killed his father. The boys' investigations lead to suspicious activities in the district. Are Ben and Joe stirring up the wrong people? They begin to find answers, but each one seems to throw up new questions. Will Ben ever find the truth behind his father's death?
