Synopses & Reviews
A humorous and tightly plotted Aussie outback crime narrative, drawing in such issues as immigration, racism, and the economic crisis
The world is in economic meltdown but a mining town on the edge of nowhere is booming. With the town's population exploding, it's easy enough to hide a crime—or a dirty past. Banished to the stock squad after the fallout from a police frame-up, Detective Senior Sergeant Cato Kwong is brought in from the cold to solve the case of a torso washed up on the wild shores of the Great Southern Ocean. When Kwong's investigation lifts the lid on the exploitation of migrant workers and disturbs an even darker criminal mind, the fallen cop faces powerful opposition.
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"Alan Carter takes us into the dark underside of the mining boom in an atmospheric and sharply written thriller." —Saturday Age
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"An excellent read - let's hope we get to see more of Carter's hero, DSC Cato Kwong." —West Australian
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"A confident, witty, entertaining and gritty tale with an interesting, multicultural cast." —Sunday Times
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"Alan Carter spins a taut, engaging plot that's so closely bound to the landscape, you can almost feel the grit in your teeth in some of the chapters." —Kingdom Books, Mysteries—Classic to Cutting Edge
Synopsis
A humorous and tightly plotted Aussie outback crime narrative, drawing in such issues as immigration, racism, and the economic crisis
The world is in economic meltdown but a mining town on the edge of nowhere is booming. With the town's population exploding, it's easy enough to hide a crime--or a dirty past. Banished to the stock squad after the fallout from a police frame-up, Detective Senior Sergeant Cato Kwong is brought in from the cold to solve the case of a torso washed up on the wild shores of the Great Southern Ocean. When Kwong's investigation lifts the lid on the exploitation of migrant workers and disturbs an even darker criminal mind, the fallen cop faces powerful opposition.
About the Author
Alan Carter is a crime writer who has been shortlisted for the prestigious CWA Debut Dagger Award, was runner-up in the Penguin Crime Writing Competition, and won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction. He is a TV documentary director who wrote his first book Prime Cut while living as a "kept man" on the coast of Western Australia.