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David Whish-Wilson was born in Newcastle, NSW, but grew up in Singapore, Victoria and WA. He left Australia aged 18 to live for a decade in Europe, Africa and Asia. His most recent novel, True West, was published by Fremantle Press in 2019. David lives in Fremantle and coordinates the creative writing program at Curtin University.
'A gritty and insightful story of greed, family and revenge. Shore Leave once again proves that David Whish-Wilson is a master of hard-boiled crime.' Emma Viskic 'Murder and mayhem, Navy and Nazis, bullion and bikers: Whish-Wilson has delivered a shearer's breakfast of crime, cooked to perfection on the hot bonnet that is Perth 1989. And cruising through it all the incomparable detective, Frank Swann. Along with sunscreen and sunnies, Shore Leave is a summer essential for the lazy thrillseeker.' Dave Warner 'David Whish-Wilson is one of the best purveyors of gritty, credible, hardboiled Australian crime fiction.' Canberra Weekly 'Bikers, murder, revenge, navy boys and a hot Western Australian summer all make Shore Leave a great read.' AU Review 'A gritty, fast-paced ride through late-80s Perth, complete with bikies, corrupt cops and neo-nazis.' West Australia 'Three new Australian novels about crime families, gangs and institutionalised corruption are informative as well as entertaining.' Australian
