* A brilliant literary thriller in the tradition of Peter Temple's Truth , from a rising star of Australian fiction * With over 10K now sold in print and ebook, The Rules of Backyard Cricket has emerged as one of the breakout Australian novels of 2016 * The story of two brothers raised by a single mother who have tremendous cricket abilities and a fierce rivalry. Wally is an upstanding kid who respects authority and is quietly working his way to the top; Darren is a cocky, charismatic troublemaker who has got away with things his entire life--until now * Narrated by Darren from the boot of a car on his way to what's sure to be his own murder, this ambitious literary work is impossible to put down * The Rules of Backyard Cricket was shortlisted for the 2017 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Fiction and Longlisted for the 2017 Indie Book Award for Fiction * Now available in an attractive new format and price.