Outback
The Desmond Bagley Centenary Thriller
Published on 11. May 2023
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-00-858135-0 (ISBN)
Description
A powerful debut novel that continues the legacy of 'Master of the Genre' Desmond Bagley with a thriller set in Australia, also appealing to a new generation of readers who adore Jane Harper and Chris Hammer.
The Sequel to Desmond Bagley's DOMINO ISLAND
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IF YOUR ENEMIES DON'T KILL YOU
THE TERRITORY WILL
Insurance investigator Bill Kemp had never wanted to trek deep into Australia's remote interior. But after his clients Sophie and Adam Church inherit an abandoned opal mine, they become the target of threatening letters, urging Sophie to abandon the inheritance claim ... or pay the price.
Though the mine appears to be worthless, someone is clearly desperate to stop them from discovering more - about the treasure that might be hidden within and the circumstances that led to Sophie inheriting it in the first place. Was her uncle's death truly self-inflicted or are there nefarious forces at play? After Sophie narrowly escapes an attempt on her life, the group are left with no choice but to head out into the blistering desert in search of answers.
How far will their unknown enemy go to stop them from uncovering the explosive, long-lost secret of the Deakins family mine? And even if the group can uncover the truth, will they make it out of that vast and hostile wilderness alive?
Outback celebrates the centenary of bestselling thriller writer Desmond Bagley with this new adventure featuring his protagonist Bill Kemp, described by Jeffrey Deaver as 'part James Bond, part Philip Marlowe, and all hero'. Michael Davies, who completed Bagley's first Kemp novel Domino Island for publication nearly forty years after the author's death, now weaves an original tale of danger and death under the Australian sun.
The Sequel to Desmond Bagley's DOMINO ISLAND
------
IF YOUR ENEMIES DON'T KILL YOU
THE TERRITORY WILL
Insurance investigator Bill Kemp had never wanted to trek deep into Australia's remote interior. But after his clients Sophie and Adam Church inherit an abandoned opal mine, they become the target of threatening letters, urging Sophie to abandon the inheritance claim ... or pay the price.
Though the mine appears to be worthless, someone is clearly desperate to stop them from discovering more - about the treasure that might be hidden within and the circumstances that led to Sophie inheriting it in the first place. Was her uncle's death truly self-inflicted or are there nefarious forces at play? After Sophie narrowly escapes an attempt on her life, the group are left with no choice but to head out into the blistering desert in search of answers.
How far will their unknown enemy go to stop them from uncovering the explosive, long-lost secret of the Deakins family mine? And even if the group can uncover the truth, will they make it out of that vast and hostile wilderness alive?
Outback celebrates the centenary of bestselling thriller writer Desmond Bagley with this new adventure featuring his protagonist Bill Kemp, described by Jeffrey Deaver as 'part James Bond, part Philip Marlowe, and all hero'. Michael Davies, who completed Bagley's first Kemp novel Domino Island for publication nearly forty years after the author's death, now weaves an original tale of danger and death under the Australian sun.
Reviews / Votes
'A tale of duplicity and resilience, it's faithful to Bagley's style and settings, and should lead to glasses being raised by those who lapped up the great man's books'THE TIMES
Praise for the previous book, Domino Island:
'What a wonderful book! And a protagonist for all time, Bill Kemp-part James Bond, part Philip Marlowe, and all hero. A brilliant and timeless novel'
JEFFERY DEAVER
'A vintage Bagley scenario of siege, jeopardy and explosive action'
MIKE RIPLEY
'Like a dream come true - an undiscovered Desmond Bagley novel ... and it's a great one!'
LEE CHILD
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-858135-0 (9780008581350)
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E-Book
05/2023
Collins Crime Club
€6.99
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Persons
Michael Davies began his career as a newspaper journalist and editor and a professional theatre critic. Since moving into fiction, his writing has appeared on stage, screen, radio, the printed page and online. His debut play won a national competition, and subsequent work includes Tess - The Musical, an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles. He is a lifelong Desmond Bagley fan, and in 2019 reworked one of Bagley's abandoned drafts into the highly acclaimed novel Domino Island.
Desmond Bagley was a multi-million-copy selling author of 16 adventure thrillers. Moving to South Africa after WW2, his transition from unskilled printer's apprentice, aircraft engineer, mine worker, photographer and radio scriptwriter to one of the world's most respected thriller writers is legendary, described by The Times as a 'craftsmanlike thriller novelist'. Returning to the UK in the 1960s, he lived with his wife Joan in Devon and then Guernsey.
Desmond Bagley was a multi-million-copy selling author of 16 adventure thrillers. Moving to South Africa after WW2, his transition from unskilled printer's apprentice, aircraft engineer, mine worker, photographer and radio scriptwriter to one of the world's most respected thriller writers is legendary, described by The Times as a 'craftsmanlike thriller novelist'. Returning to the UK in the 1960s, he lived with his wife Joan in Devon and then Guernsey.