β Scribed by Tom Gilling
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
From one of Australia's most acclaimed novelistsβa "taut, suspenseful" psychological thriller about white lies, dark deeds, and the mysteries of self (Publishers Weekly).
It was just a harmless lieβto say he was driving Danny Grogan's car when it was caught speeding down the Sydney streets on New Year's Eveβand Danny's father, a billionaire real estate tycoon, has promised to make it worth his while. But only after former reporter Nick Carmody stands up in court to profess his guilt does he realize what he's admitting to. And it's too late.
Nick's "good deed" hurls him into a world of corruption, drugs, and murder. To save his life, he has no choice but to disappear and become someone else. But a new identity can be even more dangerous than the one left behind. As his new life in Melbourne veers out of control, Nick has to question whether chance alone is responsible, or whether more sinister forces are at work.
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