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Liars
Quirky coastal crime from Australia’s funniest former criminal lawyer
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Everyone is guilty of something. Handywoman Barb Young has lived in the sleepy coastal town of Bullford Point for over fifty years—frankly, in that time, not much has happened, unless you count that business where a bush turkey managed to board the ferry a couple of...
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Everyone is guilty of something.
Handywoman Barb Young has lived in the sleepy coastal town of Bullford Point for over fifty years—frankly, in that time, not much has happened, unless you count that business where a bush turkey managed to board the ferry a couple of years ago.
When Joe Griffiths returns from Sydney after six years of drug addiction, jail, and eventually, rehab, Barb offers him a job, hoping to help him turn his life around. However, when another new resident of Bullford Point is murdered, Joe becomes the prime suspect.
Barb thinks the police have got it wrong, but the more she tries to find the truth and clear Joe's name, the more confusing things become. Is the murder connected to the developers circling the waterfront home Joe inherited from his parents? Or to the true crime podcast he has been making about the death of his ex-girlfriend, seven years previously? And what was the information the murdered woman had been trying to horse-trade with police?
As her off-the-books investigation continues, Barb discovers that drowsy Bullford Point is actually a town full of secrets—and that even though she's known everyone in the close-knit community for years... everybody lies.
PRAISE FOR Liars:
'I loved it. Intriguing, genuinely mysterious and authentic. Such a well-told story, so surprising and rewarding. I honestly couldn't put it down. If you only read one book this year, make it this.' - WIL ANDERSON
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781760687496
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 July 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: Echo Publishing
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 493g
Pages: 464
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About the Author
James O'Loghlin is a comedian, television and radio host, and author of thirteen books. He began his career as a corporate lawyer, realised it wasn't for him, and became a criminal lawyer and a comedian. He has hosted four television shows - including The New Inventors on ABC-TV for eight years - and presented programs on ABC Local Radio for fifteen years.
In 2021 his first play, Television, was shortlisted for the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award and was Highly Commended by the judges of the Silver Gull Play Award. James co-hosts the mental health podcast 'Minding Your Mind' with Professor Ian Hickie.
Liars is James' 13th book, and second novel for adults. His first novel, Criminals, was published by Echo Publishing in 2022.
James lives in Sydney with his wife and three daughters.
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