Everywhere We Look

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT CRIME FICTION

‘Tense, atmospheric, you won’t know who to trust … An Aussie crime fiction star in the making.’ Candice Fox, author of Crimson Lake and Devil’s Kitchen A year after a tragic incident splintered their friendship, three women travel to Marcoy, a regional town, in attempt to reconnect.

Melissa has slept much of the past twelve months away, and she hopes this weekend will help her re-emerge from the depression she’s been living with. 

Bridie worries that she is not a good enough mother. She worries about most things, really, but she’s dealing with things just fine. At least that’s what she tells herself. 

What Cassandra really needs is a break, so she’s come away to forget it all, to enjoy a cab sav and an open fire and the company of her long-lost friends. This weekend is about being together, about enjoying their friendship the way they used to, while not—at any cost—having to address the reason for the distance between them. But when they witness a young girl being coerced into a car by a man she fears, they are forced to reckon with the chasm of grief and trauma that’s kept them apart.

Everywhere We Look explores domestic abuse, the dynamics of female friendship, and the danger that can hide in plain sight.

PRAISE FOR EVERYWHERE WE LOOK ‘Hailed as a new Liane Moriarty … Kropkowski deepens the definition of crime fiction with her brooding debut novel.’ – The Brisbane Times

‘There is pain, rage and beauty on every page and in every line of this book and I couldn’t get enough.’ – Dinuka McKenzie, author of Tipping Point ‘Big Little Lies meets Wake in Fright … Everywhere We Look is spine tingling, goosebumps making and chillingly truthful about the threats that walk amongst us.’ – Kris Kneen, author of Wintering and Fat Girl Dancing  ‘A multi-layered exploration of friendship, trust and personal tragedies that forces readers to ask the question we shouldn’t need to keep asking: When and how will women ever feel – and be – safe?’ – Lyn Yeowart, author of The Silent Listener ‘An elegantly written story full of atmosphere and unexpected turns … Stunning.’ – Venero Armanno, author of The Crying Forest

Author Biography

Martine Kropkowski has worked as a soldier, journalist and academic. Her short fiction and essays on literature and culture have appeared in Griffith Review, Overland and The Conversation. She is a sessional academic at The University of Queensland where she is completing a PhD. Everywhere We Look is Martine’s first novel.