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'When a young runaway is found dead in St Kilda one morning, a syringe hanging out of his arm, no one is terribly shocked. A known junkie, the kid's criminal record was as long as the Scenic Railway. Even local detective Rubens McCauley is quick to conclude Dallas Boyd died of an accidental overdose.
'But anomalies in the boy's death - and the haunting memory of a childhood friend - continue to nag at McCauley. Unable to shake his unease, he fights to revive the investigation. Case re-opened, he soon finds himself enmeshed in a secret network of paedophiles, child abusers and underage prostitutes.
'Forced to look evil in the eye, McCauley must conquer his own demons as he battles to find justice for a young boy he never met but has come to know intimately in death ...' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: For the detectives. Nobody sees what you see.
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Voted number two by members of the public in the State Library of Victoria's 2008 Summer Read program.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Blood Sunset
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 303 2008; (p. 55)
— Review of Blood Sunset 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Blood Sunset
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , June no. 340 2008; (p. 26)
— Review of Blood Sunset 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Blood Sunset
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 87 no. 7 2008; (p. 37)
— Review of Blood Sunset 2008 single work novel -
Pick of the Crop
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 September 2006; (p. 8-9) John Dale reports on the shortlisting of five manuscripts for the 2006 Australian/Vogel Literary Award. A synopsis is provided for each shortlisted work.
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[Review] Blood Sunset
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 87 no. 7 2008; (p. 37)
— Review of Blood Sunset 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Blood Sunset
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , June no. 340 2008; (p. 26)
— Review of Blood Sunset 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Blood Sunset
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 303 2008; (p. 55)
— Review of Blood Sunset 2008 single work novel -
Pick of the Crop
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 September 2006; (p. 8-9) John Dale reports on the shortlisting of five manuscripts for the 2006 Australian/Vogel Literary Award. A synopsis is provided for each shortlisted work.
Awards
- 2008 nominated Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best Novel
- 2006 winner The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — FAW Jim Hamilton Award As Spider Web.
- 2006 shortlisted The Australian / Vogel National Literary Award (for an unpublished manuscript) As Spider Web.
- St Kilda, Caulfield - St Kilda area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,