Hook In a thrilling fish-out-of-water mystery, a disgraced high-flying detective is relocated from Sydney to a tiny Australian beach town. Here he discovers that small doesn’t mean quiet, and murder doesn’t take a holiday in the off season. Cover Detective Ramesh Ryan’s career with Sydney’s prestigious Organized Crime Unit is on the up, until he loses a court case against the city’s most powerful drug dealer. In disgrace, the detective is relocated to the tiny Australian beach town of Barton. It is off season in Barton—when its few criminals usually take a well-earned rest. But not this year! With the detective’s arrival, the town suddenly becomes murder central. Two bodies are discovered in the space of days, both victims of drug overdoses. Then a mysterious foot is found washed up on the beach, and memories are awoken of an unsolved cold case of the teenager who disappeared fifteen years ago. Add to this a blossoming romance, along with a contract taken out on Ryan’s life, and it’s clear that the detective has jumped out of the Sydney frying pan into the Barton fire. What follows is an action-packed adventure, thrilling at every turn—where truth and lies are almost impossible to separate, and unexpected twists are the order of the day.
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You’ll love this book if you enjoy: Murder Mysteries Crime Thrillers Cop and Detective stories Who Dunnit’s Stories set in Australia Modern and Contemporary Fiction Off Season follows the tradition of authors like Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club), Bella Mackie (How To Kill Your Family), and Agatha Christie. Off Season has been entered into the prestigious MWA Edgar Awards for 2025. Previous Titles Kill Code: A Dystopian Science Fiction Novel, Art Pengriffin and the Curse of the Four – (co-author), Scary Lizzy, The Boy Next Door About the Author Clive Fleury is an award-winning writer of novels and screenplays, including the murder mystery novel “Off Season”, and “Kill Code: A Dystopian Science Fiction Novel.” He is also a TV/Film writer, director, and producer who has worked for major broadcasters and studios all over the world, on a wide variety of successful drama and documentary projects. He has written and directed four feature films, one of which, “Big City Blues,” starred Giancarlo Esposito, the late Burt Reynolds, and Balthazar Getty. His most recent film, “Sons of Summer,” is a surfing movie set on the Gold Coast of Australia and stars Temuera Morrison and Isabel Lucas. Clive currently spends his time between Florida and Sydney, Australia. Praise For OFF SEASON “I really liked this book! I cannot think of one possible negative comment”. —Raymond – Goodreads review “I thoroughly enjoyed the plot twists and found the author’s style well-suited to the genre”. —Edwina– Goodreads review “Attention grabber. Moves quickly and smoothly. Informative. Enjoyable. Don’t miss.” —Margaret– Goodreads review
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