Stone Country Justice book review

Regular 4X4 Australia contributor Dick Eussen has lived and worked in the Top End of Australia for most of his life and knows the country better than most. His travel stories and guides are some of the best around, with first-hand experience of what visitors to Australia’s northern coastline can expect.

In a change of pace, Dick has turned his hand to a work of fiction with a 150-page paperback, Stone Country Justice.

Set in the stone country of the Territory’s Arnhem Land, it tells the tale of a young aboriginal man who goes on a killing spree through the remote region and the hunt by local policemen and a Kurdaitcha Man to track him down.

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As the men trek though the country, Dick describes it with words that only someone with a true familiarity and understanding of the region and its terrain could use. Using language that takes the reader to these harsh places, conjuring vivid images of the stone country, its escarpments, plains, swamps and rainforests.

Dick describes scenes that anyone who has travelled to Arnhem Land or Kakadu would recognise and can relate to, making you want to head back there again.

"An easy and entertaining read that will be enjoyed by anyone with an appreciation of the Top End and traditional culture"

Stone Country Justice is an easy and entertaining read that will be enjoyed by anyone with an appreciation of the Top End and traditional culture.

It is available through selected bookstores or online at ozbookstore.com
RRP: $16.90