Reviews of Death On A Hot Summers Night

 

‘A wry, enjoyable debut … plenty of atmosphere … cleverly chosen and well-portrayed characters … an attractive, breezy no-nonsense style.’
William Weaver, Financial Times

‘A briskly diverting debut.’
Stephen Walsh, Oxford Times

 

Sleeve Notes:

Popular children’s author Micky Douglas is in trouble. Either he’s incredibly accident prone or someone is trying to kill him. Returning home one hot and sticky Brisbane afternoon, intent on relaxing in a tub of cold water, he finds his bath already occupied by his illustrator Owen Pendleton. Owen isn’t trying to beat the heat. Owen is very dead.

Micky’s old friend Richard Jordan, an investigative journalist, turns up on the trail of a Chinese Triad organisation, hoping to link the laundering of drug money to casino owner Eric Saunders. Hearing about the spate of accidents, Jordan is instantly suspicious. Not only is Saunders up to his neck in shady deals, he is also having an affair with Micky’s ex-wife and trying to buy Micky’s house. Micky has no intention of selling, but that’s hardly a motive for attempted murder. After all, there are other houses on the market.

But it’s Pendleton’s death that is the really bad news for Jordan, for the drug-addict artist was just about to lift the lid off a major drug racket and give Jordan the biggest story of his life.

As Micky joins forces with Jordan to discover the grim secret of the house the casino boss wants so badly, he finds himself caught in a desperate race to save his ex-wife and others from a ruthless gang.

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