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The Amateur's Guide to Killing Bad Guys

Brief Description
Successful entrepreneur Matthew Burton is having the worst day of his life. The deal of a lifetime flops, his own board is trying to sack him, and his daughter wants him cancelled. But things are about to get much, much worse. Investigative journalist Tamara Morgan thinks... Read More
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Successful entrepreneur Matthew Burton is having the worst day of his life. The deal of a lifetime flops, his own board is trying to sack him, and his daughter wants him cancelled. But things are about to get much, much worse.

Investigative journalist Tamara Morgan thinks she’s on the brink of bringing down a corrupt politician, but her nose is leading her to something much bigger. And much more dangerous.

At a party at the Sydney Opera House, Burton mistakenly picks up a thumb drive intended for Tamara naming those responsible for the collapse of a newly built fifteen-storey apartment block that killed twenty-six residents. Suddenly, corrupt politicians, drug dealers, and hired thugs all want Burton and Tamara silenced, for good.

Burton’s a businessman, not an investigator. He’s never even held a gun. But the untrained, outgunned, and overwrought Matthew Burton discovers that there is one thing he has a natural aptitude for — causing carnage.

If Burton can just accept Tamara’s help, they both might get out of this alive.

Discover what happens in The Amateur’s Guide to Killing Bad Guys by John Purcell.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923345423

Publisher: Larrikin House

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Larrikin House

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

About the Author

John Purcell is the bestselling author of 'The Girl on the Page' and 'The Lessons' who, as ‘Natasha Walker’, penned the phenomenally successful The Secret Lives of Emma series. His work has been published to acclaim internationally and he has appeared on TV and radio, and in national newspapers and magazines. He lives in Sydney with his wife, Tamsin, and their grumpy cat, Reggie.

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