Warra Warra : A Ghost Story

Now the tattoo began. At first a series of rhythmless thuds—not anything Nellie had been used to: possum-landings or the rarer fall of a gum branch—these were dull, deep blows. Within the minute, though, they were superseded by an irregular drumming, a spate of it—not for long, but suggesting the unnatural: as if a monstrous creature were poised above her house, disgorging itself across the corrugated iron roof.

Warra Warra is a dot on the map, at least until a jumbo jet explodes above the town, killing all aboard the plane and many of the locals. For those who survive, though, this is only the beginning of their nightmare.

After the emergency workers, the politicians and the journalists have gone—just when the townsfolk believe that they can rebuild their lives—strange things start to happen. Strange and menacing.

The dead are rising. And they want Warra Warra for themselves.

Warra Warra is an enthralling ghost story, both beautiful and chilling, from acclaimed prize-winning author John Scott.

Praise for Warra Warra:

'Vivid and macabre.'

Canberra Times

‘Both a ghost story of truly horrific dimensions and a restrained yet powerful narrative of dislocation.’

Sydney Morning Herald

‘Ingenious and suspenseful.’

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