Unfinished Business

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a rare thriller that speaks with such urgency and passion to broader concerns in war: truth might be the first casualty of armed conflict but, sadly, the corpses of journalists are never far behind. Sydney Morning Herald

A BREATHTAKINGTHRILLER FROM THE MILES FRANKLIN AWARDWINNING AUTHOR OF CHAI TIME AT CINNAMON GARDENS

Sri Lanka, 2009. Decades of civil war and bloodshed are being brought to an end at lastby any means necessary. In the capital, Colombo, tenacious journalist Ameena Fernando is murdered, execution-style, on a busy street near her home, with no witnesses.

With pressure growing to find Ameenas killer, CIA agent Ellie Harper is sent to seek justice for the journalists death, with strict instructions: find something, but not too much. Its her first time returning to the island after her last mission went tragically awry four years prior, and Ellie has more than one ghost to lay to rest. Amidthe international scheming and jostling for stakes in post-war Sri Lanka, Ellie follows the trail of secrets on a mission to uncover a truth worth killing for.

PRAISE FOR UNFINISHED BUSINESS

An explosive thriller that pulses with the weight of history. Forget James Bond, Ellie Harper is the real deal.Dinuka McKenzie, author of The Torrent and Tipping Point

Tense, gritty and deeply urgent, Unfinished Business is an action-packed thriller with international intrigue and real-world heft.Ashley Kalagian Blunt, author ofDark Mode

Passionate and courageousa thrilling tale of espionage and intrigue and a high-stakes rollercoaster by one of Australia's most exciting writers.Caroline Overington, author of The Lucky One and The One Who Got Away

compelling and sharply writtenThe Saturday Paper

satisfying and sophisticatedThe Guardian

Unfinished Businessexpertly evokes the hyper-surveilled metropolis of Colombo as Harper moves through morally impenetrable circles of diplomats, warlords, bureaucrats and spies. Books + Publishing

The atmosphere, expertly evoked, throbs in your head. Country Style

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ChandransChai Time at Cinnamon Gardenswon the 2023 Miles Franklin, and her latest novel moves like a thriller into a story of violence, intrigue and danger, chasing one small reckoning for a nation rebuilding itself after decades of conflict and destruction. Its a rare thriller that speaks with such urgency and passion to broader concerns in war: truth might be the first casualty of armed conflict but, sadly, the corpses of journalists are never far behind. * Sydney Morning Herald *

Author Bio

Shankari Chandran was raised in Canberra, Australia. She spent a decade in London, working as a lawyer in the social justice field. She eventually returned home to Australia, where she now lives with her husband and four children. She is the author of Song of the Sun God, The Barrier, Safe Haven, Unfinished Businessand Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, which won the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award.