Bronte’s life has imploded after a painful breakup and a drunken rant on social media which unfortunately went viral. Jobless, friendless and broke, she decides to leave it all behind and take a job as a volunteer at a remote rural property. She will be caring for an elderly grandmother, Nell, who has early dementia. Nell lives with her daughter, Veda, who runs a spiritual re-birthing retreat. Veda needs help with Nell so she can keep the business running.
Upon arriving, Bronte discovers that Veda claims she is sovereign citizen and rejects all authority. She is part of a larger group with similar beliefs including the odd conspiracy theory or two thrown in.
Thinking initially that the group is harmless, Bronte focuses her attention on Nell. But when Nell’s condition worsens, things begin to spiral. As Bronte tries to keep Nell safe, she gets caught up in something far more dangerous than she first thought.
Catherine Jinks has written a very modern thriller that has it all. Right wing theory conspiracies and online stalking, all set in a remote rural location.
Panic is a cautionary thriller about clashing ideologies. How quickly outlying ideas can turn into dramatic and life threatening actions. Especially from those who truly intrinsically believe that they are right and everyone else is wrong.
A claustrophobic thriller of fear and isolation that keep the pages turning to the very end.
Reviewed by Teresa Lewis
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Catherine Jinks was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1963.
She grew up in Papua New Guinea and later studied medieval history at the University of Sydney. After working for several years in a bank, she married Peter Dockrill, a Canadian journalist, and lived for a short time in Nova Scotia, Canada.
She is now a full-time writer, residing in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales with Peter and their daughter Hannah.
Catherine is a four-time winner of the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year award, and has also won a Victorian Premier’s Literature Award, the Adelaide Festival Award for Literature, the Ena Noel Award for Children’s Literature and an Aurealis Award for Science Fiction.
In 2001 she was presented with a Centenary Medal for her contribution to Australian Children’s Literature.
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