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[REVIEW] All Fall Down by Cassandra Austin

The small Northern Territory town of Mululuk is cut off from the world when their bridge suddenly collapses. What we are left with is an intuitive, Gothic take on outback Australia as people’s secrets surface in a town that prides itself on literally hiding underground.

We are introduced to the leading towns­folk of Mululuk: the idealistic Father Nott; his troubled teenaged granddaughter Rachel; Gussy, the town gossip; married
couple Janice and Craig who share a deadly secret; Shane, the attractive young miner; and Charlie, a mysterious alcoholic with a theory about the bridge’s collapse that will leave you with chills. 

As they interact, their stories and secrets pervade them like the thick red dust of the outback. Filled with conspiracy, romance, lust and the primitive drive of isolated humans, All Fall Down ends with an almighty crash—one that will leave you reel­ing long after you’ve turned the final page.