Alby Murdoch

Special agent Alby Murdoch is back in the thick of things in another hilarious, page-turning romp. It's a sunny holiday Monday and all Alby wants is a decent cup of coffee and a day off. But there's a hijacked tanker with a deadly cargo in Sydney Harbour and bullets are flying on board a US Navy cruiser. Three sailors are dead, and two nuclear warheads and a Seahawk chopper have been hijacked. Who is behind the mayhem? Why is the government intent on shutting down Alby's investigation? What is the connection to the smooth-talking Reverend Priday, spiritual leaded to the upwardly mobile, and the reclusive heiress Artemesia Gaarg who's on a crusade to save the whales? And the big question: can Alby trust his new buddy, US Navy Lieutenant Kingston - all blonde hair, brown eyes, the longest legs he's ever seen on a sailor, and not a single tattoo anywhere on her stunning body? 'Alby Murdoch balances heroism with humour and is always ready for action - after his morning coffee. A hero never too good to be true.' - The Gold Coast Bulletin 'Wonderfully entertaining... rich with humour, an abundance of thrills, and a pace that never flags.' - The Sunday Tasmanian

Alby Murdoch - international photographer and Australian special agent - ducks bullets and bombs from Bondi to Bali and back, as he attempts to unravel a lethal tangle of high-level dodgy dealings. From the moment Alby drops his gun on a StKilda tram he knows he's in for a bad day. By lunchtime, after his partner Harry is gunned down in a Double Bay coffee shop, Alby realises someone wants him dead too - and they want him dead now. All Alby wants is some pasta, a good bottle of wine, and to know everything about the mysterious Grace Goodluck; long dark hair, legs up to there, and piercing slate-grey eyes - sniper's eyes. Instead he has to figure out who shot Harry and who wants him dead. And why. Unfortunately the answer lies over the razor wire and beyond the anti-personnel mines protecting Bitter Springs, a top-secret US military facility deep in the Central Australian desert. Now that can really ruin your day. Geoffrey McGeachin's riotous adventure thriller is 'a rip-roaring and sexy spy novel that is un-put-downable'. - Newcastle Herald Alby Murdoch is 'a genuine action hero, with a truly Australian irreverence'. - Sunday Age

When a job on a movie about an Australian war hero takes photographer and undercover agent Alby Murdoch to Vietnam, he quickly discovers it's not just the cameras doing the shooting. After Alby snaps a picture of the wrong passing cyclo he is soon dodging bullets - again, this time on an adrenaline-charged chase through the streets of Saigon, Hong Kong and Macau and on into the parched outback of Australia's Top End. Along with his former flame, the delectable but dangerous celebrity chef Jezebel Quick, and an alluring new friend and police sharpshooter Lieutenant Nhu Hoang, Alby is hot on the trail of an Aussie military legend missing, presumed dead, for over thirty years. The trio are thrust into the murky watch-your-back world of casino crime lords, rogue expats, bent politicians, contract assassins and killer fish. It turns out the latest seafood sensation heading for the menus of Australian restaurants might just cause a crippling ecological disaster. Alby needs all his undercover experience, charm, quick wits and the help of a few old mates to avoid becoming fish food. 'Alby is a magnet for both beautiful women and trouble by the bucketload, which makes this a most enjoyable romp... with a lovely sense of the absurd.' - Sun-Herald '...action-packed and humorous in a distinctly Australian way.' - Brisbane Courier Mail