The Beacon
Thomas, P. A.2024
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"Jack Harris, the disgraced son of Australia's most powerful business tycoon, has just been exiled to Byron Bay as a junior journalist at his father's smallest regional newspaper, The Beacon. His arrival coincides with the disappearance of the newspaper's editor, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, while out on his morning surf. When Patrick's body is discovered in the ocean, with a severed leg, it appears certain that he's fallen victim to a shark attack. But when rumours emerge that Patrick was about to publish an explosive article - its subject unknown - Jack begins to suspect his death is not what it seems. Although police aren't buying his murder theory, Jack joins forces with Patrick's daughter and investigates anyway, taking a sometimes less than lawful dive into the newspaperman's past. Together they discover plenty of Byron locals with a motive to kill, including a bioholistic dentist with a secret, a naturist with an undisguised grduge, and even the mayor of Northern Riverse Shire. But has Jack bitten off more than he can chew?
Main title:
The Beacon / P.A. Thomas.
Author:
Thomas, P. A., author
Work:
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : Echo Publishing, 2024.©2024.
Collation:
405 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781760688622 (paperback)
Language:
English
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BRN:
272479
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