Dismissal

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The young idealist never knows where his good intentions may finish up. When Roy Temple and his friends are accused of espionage in the Cold War era, a cloud of suspicion will linger over them for years, although they are never charged with any crime. Twenty years later, Roy is a leading barrister and key adviser to the federal government, with a bold plan to resolve Australia's political crisis. But the old allegations cast long shadows, and even those he wishes to help doubt his motivation - does he want to save the government or save himself Amid half-truths, leaks, intrigues and denials, Roy is forced to confront his past to discover who he can trust - and who has betrayed him all along. Dismissal is a compelling political drama of the highest order and an insider's view of the democratic roundabout with all its flaws, corruptions and dynamic energies.

Author Bio

Nicholas Hasluck was born in 1942. The son of Sir Paul Hasluck, a federal minister in the Menzies government and then the governor-general of Australia, Nicholas spent a considerable amount of his early years in Canberra, before studying law at the University of Western Australia and Oxford. After completing his studies, he worked briefly in Fleet Street before returning to Australia to work as a barrister. Later in his career he became a Supreme Court (WA) judge, and also became well known as a novelist, poet and short-story writer.