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Don't Say His Name

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Don’t say his nameDon’t say it thriceWhat happens nextIt won’t be niceTall HarryTall HarryTall Harry ... When Detective Stayer takes a job in the idyllic Australian beach town of Thoorgala, he hopes it will offer a chance to reconnect with his sister, Ruby, whom he has... Read More
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Don’t say his name
Don’t say it thrice
What happens next
It won’t be nice
Tall Harry
Tall Harry
Tall Harry ...

When Detective Stayer takes a job in the idyllic Australian beach town of Thoorgala, he hopes it will offer a chance to reconnect with his sister, Ruby, whom he has barely spoken to in fifteen years.

As local women are found murdered on the sand dunes, marked with a peculiar symbol, locals begin blaming Tall Harry, a shadowy urban legend, as the culprit. And when Ruby also goes missing, Stayer finds himself reluctantly teaming up with Sister Catherine Kelley, a woman steeped in the town’s folklore, to help solve the crime. Digging deeper, the detective and nun discover Ruby may be harbouring secrets of her own.

As the investigation intensifies, Stayer must confront the dark side of picturesque Thoorgala before this folkloric figure exacts any more of his promised revenge ...

PRAISE FOR Don't Say His Name:

A superior command of pace, action, and cinematic detail’Sydney Morning Herald

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761154348

Publisher: Ultimo Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 July 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Ultimo Press

Illustration: Text only

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 436g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Rachel Givney is an internationally bestselling author and filmmaker. She has worked for many of Australia’s most beloved and critically acclaimed shows including Offspring, McLeod’s Daughters, All Saints, The Warriors, and many more. Her short films have been official selections at Tropfest, Flickerfest and the Sydney Film Festival. Her debut novel, Jane in Love, received a starred review from Booklist and was shortlisted for the Virginia Prize. It has been published in fourteen countries and translated into eight languages so far. Film rights were optioned by Di Novi Pictures, the producers of Little Women, and Amazon Studios. Her second novel, Secrets My Father Kept, was released to critical acclaim. Don’t Say His Name is her third novel.

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