James Dunbar chose to set his second crime novel Twisted River in Kiama because it wasn't the big city but it wasn't the outback either.

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The book is about Kiama residents Cate and Rory, who return from a European holiday to find their dog-sitter and pet have disappeared.

Their home has been let out as a holiday rental, their credit cards cancelled and their bank account drained.

Someone is clearly trying to wreck their lives - but who?

Dunbar - who owns a property a short cycle from the Kiama CBD - didn't pick the coastal town because of

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