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