The Tally Stick by Carl Nixon
Photo: Penguin Books New Zealand
A family disappears without a trace after a road trip along the West Coast highway.
More than 30 years later, the body of one of the children is discovered. But he's several years older than when he went missing.
How had he survived and then died? Where was the rest of his family? And what is the meaning of the tally stick?
This is the head-cratching scenario for The Tally Stick - a literary thriller by Christchurch writer Carl Nixon.
Listen - Carl Nixon talks about his latest spine-chilling thriller
Carl Nixon is an award-winning short story writer, novelist and playwright. In 2018, he was awarded the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship in France where he worked on The Tally Stick.
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The Tally Stick - Ep 1
10:30 AM.Deep in the wops, three children are caught in a pastoral New Zealand nightmare. Read more Audio
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The Tally Stick - Ep 2
10:30 AM.Three young siblings struggle to survive lost deep in the bush. Read more Audio
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The Tally Stick - Ep 3
10:30 AM.Who is this strange man who has found the three children? Read more Audio
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The Tally Stick - Ep 4
10:30 AM.Three weeks after the terrible accident which killed their parents the Chamberlain children are still struggling for survival. Read more Audio
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The Tally Stick - Ep 5
10:30 AM.Peters brings the children to a house in a remote valley where they meet Martha. Read more Audio
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The Tally Stick - Ep 6
10:30 AM.Peters shows his true colours. Read more Audio
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The Tally Stick - Ep 7
10:30 AM.Catherine comes to believe that Peters is prepared to beat her brother to death. Read more Audio
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The Tally Stick - Ep 8
10:30 AM.The Chamberlain children's siuation is going from bad to worse. Read more Audio
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The Tally Stick - Ep 9
10:30 AM.Death darkens the valley as the Chamberlain children's perilous situation takes a fatal turn. Read more Audio
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The Tally Stick - Ep 10
10:30 AM.Maurice's run for freedom comes to a shuddering halt as the threads of the story resolve. Read more Audio
