Getting Warmer

(Paperback, 2nd ed.)

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Cato Kwong is back. Back in Boom Town and back on a real case-- the unsolved mystery of a missing 15-year-old girl. But it's midsummer in the city of millionaires and it's not just the heat that stinks. A pig corpse, peppered with nails, is uncovered in a shallow grave and a body, with its throat cut, turns up in the local nightclub. As a series of blunders by Cato's colleague brings the squad under intense scrutiny, Cato's own sympathy for a suspect threatens to derail his case and his career.

Reviews

'Getting Warmer is replete with such gems. It's a winner.' Saturday Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Canberra Times

'... compelling crime drama ...' OUTinPerth

'... witty, well researched and confident, this tale of crime in Australia's "boom town" is a rollicking good read for those who enjoy a thrilling story.' Minestyle Magazine

'Getting Warmer is a great read ...' West Australian

Author Bio

Alan Carter is a British writer living in Australia where he also works as a television documentary director. He is the author of Prime Cut and a recipient of the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction. Alan Carter was born in Sunderland, UK, in 1959. He holds a degree in Communications Studies from Sunderland Polytechnic and immigrated to Australia in 1991. Alan lives in Fremantle with his wife Kath and son Liam. He works as a television documentary director. In his spare time he follows a black line up and down the Fremantle pool. Prime Cut is Alan Carter's first novel. He wrote it while he was living in Hopetoun as a kept man.