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'It is 1946, and Sydney is a changed city. In the aftermath of World War II, soldiers have returned to their neighbourhoods, and the community is mending its rifts. When eleven-year-old Frances Reed is found raped and murdered in a Newtown cemetery, the sensationalised details make their way into the media, whipping the city into frenzy — everyone wants the killer found and justice served.
'Sixteen-year-old Templeton lives in the seediest part of Sydney’s underbelly, amid bootleggers, gangs, and prostitutes, with his sister Annie and her friends. Convinced he knows who killed Frances, he becomes determined to bring the perpetrator to justice, in the process becoming embroiled in a feud between Annie’s beau, the violent Jack Tooth, and local hard man Bob Newham.
'In the doglegged streets of Darlinghurst, Templeton and Annie are forced to seek protection from a madam: the once-powerful grog runner Dolly Jenkins. Under Jenkins’ roof, Templeton is drawn into a titillating, enigmatic world of bohemian sexuality, where secrets abound.
'Inspired by a real murder case, Dark Fires Shall Burn is a powerful historical crime novel that explores the intersection of justice and vengeance, and a community’s hunger for resolution.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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For my mother and father,
and for Kaylee Hazell
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Review : Dark Fires Shall Burn
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , May 2016; (p. 40)
— Review of Dark Fires Shall Burn 2016 single work novel -
Crime Scene : Anna Westbrook Dark Fires Shall Burn. Reviewed by Karen Chisholm
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , June 2016;
— Review of Dark Fires Shall Burn 2016 single work novel 'Inspired by the true events surrounding an unsolved murder, Dark Fires Shall Burn is set in Sydney’s Newtown in the aftermath of World War II. ...' -
Anna Westbrook : Dark Fires Shall Burn
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , June 2016;
— Review of Dark Fires Shall Burn 2016 single work novel -
Anna Westbrook, Author of Dark Fires Shall Burn
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2016; -
Review : Dark Fires Shall Burn
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 14 May 2016;
— Review of Dark Fires Shall Burn 2016 single work novel
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Murder Most Foul in Postwar Sydney
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 April - 1 May 2016; (p. 30)
— Review of Dark Fires Shall Burn 2016 single work novel -
Murder Most Foul in Post-War Sydney
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30 April - 1 May 2016; (p. 30)
— Review of Dark Fires Shall Burn 2016 single work novel -
Review : Dark Fires Shall Burn
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 14 May 2016;
— Review of Dark Fires Shall Burn 2016 single work novel -
Anna Westbrook : Dark Fires Shall Burn
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , June 2016;
— Review of Dark Fires Shall Burn 2016 single work novel -
Crime Scene : Anna Westbrook Dark Fires Shall Burn. Reviewed by Karen Chisholm
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , June 2016;
— Review of Dark Fires Shall Burn 2016 single work novel 'Inspired by the true events surrounding an unsolved murder, Dark Fires Shall Burn is set in Sydney’s Newtown in the aftermath of World War II. ...' -
Anna Westbrook, Author of Dark Fires Shall Burn
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2016;
Awards
- 2017 longlisted Davitt Award — Best Adult Crime Novel
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1946