True West

#1 Lee Southern

David Whish-Wilson

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Fremantle Arts Centre Prs
05 November 2019

Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense; Political & legal thriller; Australian Crime Fiction

A fast-paced and unsettling action thriller inspired by historical fact and described by the Weekend West as intelligent, gusty and thoroughly addictive.

Western Australia, 1988. After betraying the Knights bikie gang, 17-year-old Lee Southern flees to the city with nothing left to lose. Working as a rogue tow truck driver in Perth, he is captured by right-wing extremists whose combination of seduction and blackmail keeps him on the wrong side of the law and under their control.

As the true nature of what is driving his captors unfolds, Lee becomes an unwilling participant in a breathtakingly ambitious plot - and a cold-blooded crime that will show just how much he, and everyone else, still has to lose.

A noir crime novel, True West is full of white-knuckle suspense perfect for readers who like thrilling, gritty fiction.

'True West is quality fiction made from materials that in other hands would remain pulp sensationalism.' Weekend Australian

By: David Whish-Wilson
Imprint: Fremantle Arts Centre Prs
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 332g
ISBN: 9781925815702
ISBN 10: 1925815706
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 05 November 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Whish-Wilson was born in Newcastle, NSW, but grew up in Singapore, Victoria and WA. He left Australia aged eighteen to live for a decade in Europe, Africa and Asia. His non-fiction book, Perth, part of the New South Books city series, was shortlisted for a WA Premier's Book Award. David lives in Fremantle and coordinates the creative writing program at Curtin University.