Geoffrey McGeachin
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Have you read The Shepherds Hut yet?
Set in the late 40's around Melbourne, a country full of men back from the war, almost none of them untouched by what they experienced, trying to fit back in. And Australia with its endemic crime, corruption, and violence, what could possibly go wrong?
A crime procedural of the highest order. A sympathetic character in an unsympathetic land but nothing too soft, that's left to the dame!
It's not a gipping story as in the way of a suspense/thriller but it is a compelling story. Very evocative, you could smell the stale sweat on unwashed bodies, feel the bruises when you moved and craved that cigarette.
I think this is why I have gotten so enamoured of Australian authors. The land becomes a major character in all their novels, a brooding silence in the background, something that shapes every person whether they like it, know it, or not. They become the voice of the land is a weird but authentic way.
I've got the second and third in this series and am taking my time, savouring them.… (mehr)