Dream Job (Hell Hare House Short Reads #16)

The perfect farm job offers great pay, free accommodation, and a future—if you survive long enough to collect your wages.

Charles Banks is running low on money and options.

Backpacking across Australia has taken him a long way from home, but when he discovers a job advertisement promising above-award wages, comfortable accommodations, and cash-in-hand pay, it sounds too good to ignore. The position is located on a remote wheat station in Western Australia, far from towns, neighbors, and the rest of the world.

The station's owners, Vern and Martha Cardwell, seem welcoming enough. They provide meals, work clothes, and a place to stay. For a traveler living paycheck to paycheck, it feels like a lucky break.

But life on Murchison Station isn't quite what Charles expected.

As the vast wheat fields stretch endlessly toward the horizon and the isolation begins to settle in, small details start to feel wrong. Strange routines. Unanswered questions. Expectations that weren't mentioned during the interview.

With little money, nowhere else to go, and hundreds of miles separating him from the nearest help, Charles finds himself trapped in a situation far more dangerous than he imagined.

Because out on Murchison Station, some jobs demand absolute commitment—and quitting isn't always an option.