โ Scribed by Tom Gilling
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
From Tom GillingโThe New York Times Notable author of The Adventures of Miles and Isabel—comes a skillful, compulsively readable modern thriller about re-inventing oneโs identity.
It was just a harmless lieโto say he was driving Danny Groganโs car when it was caught speeding down the Sydney streets on New Yearโs Eve—and Dannyโs father, a billionaire real estate tycoon, has promised to make it worth his while. But when former reporter Nick Carmody stands up in court to profess his guilt, it suddenly becomes clear that he doesnโt understand what heโs admitting to—until itโs too late.Nickโs ยgood deedโ hurls him into a world of secrets, drugs, corruption, and murder. To save his life, he has no choice but to disappear and become someone else. What he doesnโt realize is that a new identity can be even more dangerous than the one left behind. As his new life in Melbourne veers...
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