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'Young detective Nicholas Troy is basically a good man, for whom working in homicide is the highest form of police work. But when a woman falls from the construction site for the world's tallest skyscraper, the tortured course of the murder investigation that follows threatens his vocation.
Hampered by politicised managers and incompetent colleagues, Troy fights his way through worlds of wealth and poverty, people-smuggling and prostitution. He has always seen Sydney as a city of sharks, a place where predators lurk beneath the glittering surface. Now he uncovers networks of crime and corruption that pollute the city, reaching into the police force itself.
Finally, the shadowy predator Troy has been chasing turns and comes for him, putting his family at risk. Forced to defend himself with actions he would never have considered before, Troy confronts a moral abyss. He realises it's a long way down.' (from the publisher's website)
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Dedication: For Max Suich, who brought me back to crime.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Novel Ways to Case the Joint
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 10 October 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of King of the Cross 2009 single work novel ; The Tower 2009 single work novel -
Big Ambitions
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 October 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of The Tower 2009 single work novel ; Dark Country 2009 single work novel -
[Review] The Tower
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August vol. 89 no. 1 2009; (p. 41)
— Review of The Tower 2009 single work novel -
A Great Write Hope in the City of Sharks
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 20 September 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of The Tower 2009 single work novel
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A Great Write Hope in the City of Sharks
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 20 September 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of The Tower 2009 single work novel -
[Review] The Tower
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August vol. 89 no. 1 2009; (p. 41)
— Review of The Tower 2009 single work novel -
Big Ambitions
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 October 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of The Tower 2009 single work novel ; Dark Country 2009 single work novel -
Novel Ways to Case the Joint
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 10 October 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of King of the Cross 2009 single work novel ; The Tower 2009 single work novel
- Sydney, New South Wales,