Visitor - (Crocodile Dreaming) by Graham Stewart Wilson (Paperback)

About the Book

Idyll to Nightmare - is she next victim of a psychopath?

English girl travels with charming man in remote outback Australia. But he hides dark secrets

Book Synopsis

Her hands and feet are tied and her mouth is gagged. She's a captive, being taken to a river full of crocodiles. How could it have come to this?

A man is watching her, perfect as she stands by the beach. He will have her, he will charm her. She will come with him like others have before. She is a beautiful, an English visitor. She sees no danger. This man has a wildness that intrigues and captivates her. She does not see dark shadows beneath. She goes with him, surrendering to his charms. They travel to places where no other person goes. But, little by little, his secrets come out. She finds others have been with him before. No one knows where they are now - vanished, missing travellers. She uncovers a hidden predator that hides within this charming man. One with a love of those creatures which kill, huge and ancient crocodiles. Now she cannot leave. She is trapped.

Susan goes on an idyllic holiday in Australia, The Barrier Reef is beautiful, Sydney and Melbourne wonderful. She wants to see the Outback. An Australian man offers to take her. She likes him and goes with him. When a fresh faced young English girl visits Australia she goes first to the Barrier Reef. He she meets a charming man from the outback of Australia. Almost before she can think they are engaged in a passionate affair. She finds him and his life fascinating. She agrees to meet him in Alice Springs and travel with him through some of the remotest parts of the Northern Territory.

But a series of chance events leads her to believe that he is not who he says he is. Yet she is incredibly drawn to him. Their relationship deepens and becomes ever more intense. She must choose, whether to leave or stay. Can she take a chance and risk being drawn into his murky world. Finally it is just her and him at a remote river, infested by crocodiles. With the crocodiles lie both their destinies.

Review Quotes

Gripping backpacker mystery set in Australia. The story reminded me of several actual cases I'd heard about, of travelers who went missing in the Gripping backpacker mystery set in Australia. The story reminded me of several actual cases I'd heard about, of travellers who went missing in the Outback under mysterious circumstances. It was fascinating to get into the mind of a woman trapped alone in the middle of the Outback with a potential psycho. The descriptions of the Northern Territory were spot on. Recommended for fans of psychological thrillers.