Description:
He woke from a year in the dark. She was dead. Someone got rich.
Frank remembers the crash.
He remembers Angel dying.
He remembers two strangers at the wreck.
One with hands on her throat while the other watched.
What he can't remember is everything else.
After a year in a coma, Frank drags himself through Sydney's brothels, laneways and crooked cops, hunting the shattered pieces of the night he lost everything. A stolen lottery ticket worth a hundred and fifty million dollars. A woman who vanished.
And a version of events that doesn't match what the papers printed.
But Angel won't let go. Signs follow him everywhere: repeating numbers, a presence he can't explain. As if the woman he loved is still out there, steering him toward a truth far more dangerous than revenge.
Perfect for fans of James Sallis's Drive and Nic Pizzolatto's Galveston.
"I check the shotgun, one in the chamber and four in the tube. Looking up to the sky, I take a deep breath and notice a few of the brighter stars, wondering at what point they look away, if they even can. Now would be a good time."
"I haven't had a chance to miss her."
Review Quotes:
"I loved this book, it's a short and sharp read with no wasted pages. An emotional revenge thriller that has a distinct voice. The opening is really interesting and you feel the whole time that you're in the hands of a stronger writer with a clear voice." - Amazon review
"I was instantly drawn into this novella by the unusual opening, my curiosity piqued from the very beginning. Compelling characters, plot twists and dramatic tension...I didn't put this down until I finish" - Amazon review
"An impressive first novel from an Australian writer. Hard boiled noir with a cinematic edge using intersecting narratives in an effective way." - Goodreads review
"There are elements of Sin City's grungy underworld aesthetic mixed with magic realism as so much of what occurs in the story feels like people being lead to their fate, or perhaps begging for it to arrive." - Goodreads review