David Whish-Wilson is an acclaimed crime writer and academic who grew up between NSW, Singapore, Victoria and WA. He left Australia aged eighteen to live for a decade in Europe, Africa and Asia, where he worked as a barman, actor, street seller, petty criminal, labourer, exterminator, factory worker, gardener, clerk, travel agent, teacher and drug-trial guinea pig. He now lives in Fremantle and coordinates the creative writing program at Curtin University.
A lyrical coming-of-age tale and an historical crime novel, lit by something fresh, honest and generous. --Joan London, author, Gilgamesh A clever tale of criminal plots, family bonds, and the birth of a new world. Holds like a vice and never lets go. Every turn of the page builds the pressure. --Rohan Wilson, author, The Roving Party The Coves is what happens when Australian criminals take over Deadwood. --Paul Daley, author, Beersheba