From award-winning writer Fiona Capp comes a novel about blackmail, risk, corruption and consequences - think Ian McEwan meets Peter Temple - set in the millionaire's playground of Portsea. This is modern Melbourne literary noir at its finest.
Having lost all his family's money in ill-advised investments during the GFC, Ned is reduced to squatting in a boatshed in wealthy Portsea. He is avoiding the world, particularly his sister, Angela, who after an accident, is now a paraplegic, confined to a wheelchair, and completely dependent on both her carer, Mai, and Ned - not to mention the income from their family investments. But one day, Ned overhears a conversation between a millionaire property developer and a politician, and realizes that this might be his opportunity to restore their fortunes ... if he has the nerve.
A nail-biting and compelling story of risk, blackmail and the corrosive nature of guilt - and how we all have to live with the consequences of our actions.
By:
Fiona Capp Imprint: Harper Collins Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 233mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 460g ISBN:9781460752807 ISBN 10: 1460752805 Pages: 256 Publication Date:20 February 2017 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active