The Enemy Within

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SET TO BE ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN. Like MichaelConnellysBosch, John Bailey will risk everything toget to thetruth and expose adeadlyenemy.

Shortlisted for the 2022 Danger Prize.
Shortlisted for the 2022 Ned Kelly Award.

'He heard a voice, someone calling out in the distance, followed by a loud fluttering of birds. Bailey looked up just in time to see a body falling from the sky ...'

Investigative journalist John Bailey is doing his best to turn his life around after losing the woman he loved. He has a new job. Hes given up the drink. He even has a dog.

But then Federal Police raid his home with a warrant granting them unprecedented powers to take anything they want, including all his electronic devices and passwords. When Bailey protests, they threaten to put him in a prison cell.

Someone wants to stop Bailey doing what he does best exposing the truth. He has been investigating the rise of a global white supremacist group and suspects that a notorious neo-Nazi in the United States has been directing deadly racist attacks on Sydneys streets.

When the body of one of his key sources washes up on a nearby beach, its clear Bailey and anyone helping him have become targets. Bailey reaches out to a ruthless old friend CIA veteran, Ronnie Johnson to lure the enemy from the shadows.

An enemy who thought they were untouchable. Until now

The brilliant third book in Tim Ayliffes John Bailey series. Baileys adventures inThe Enemy Within, State of FearandThe Greater Goodare to be adapted for the screen byCJZProductions, Australia's largest independently owned production company series.

Praise for The Enemy Within:

A breathlessly written book, ripped from todays headlines, this is a cracking read that blurs the line between fact and fiction. More please. Michael Robotham

'A cracking yarn told at breakneck speed. I couldn't put it down.' Chris Hammer

Sharp, gritty, sophisticated. Ayliffes criminal world is terrifyingly real. Candice Fox

Praise for State of Fear

Another brilliantly crafted thriller from Ayliffe that fits perfectly in todays worrying world Verdict: Get this guy on TV. Herald Sun

Sharp, incisive and scarily prescient, I was hooked from the first chapter to the final page. Sara Foster, bestselling author of The Hidden Hours

Utterly compelling and terrifyingly timely. I could not put it down. Pip Drysdale, bestselling author of The Sunday Girl

As a correspondent, I lived this world. Tim Ayliffe has written it. Stan Grant, writer and broadcaster

Praise for The Greater Good

A brilliantly written character starring in cracking crime thriller. Herald Sun

'Ayliffe delivers a taut, nail-biting page-turner, stamping his mark on the modern day Australian thriller. Better Reading

An absolute cracker of a thriller. Chris Uhlmann

Reviews

Tim Ayliffe is one of Australian crime fictions most reliable entertainers, and The Enemy Within is another sure-footed mystery starring investigative journalist John Bailey. -- Simon McDonald
Sharp, gritty, sophisticated. Ayliffes criminal world is terrifyingly real. -- Candice Fox
'A cracking yarn told at breakneck speed. I couldn't put it down.' -- Chris Hammer
A breathlessly written book, ripped from todays headlines, this is a cracking read that blurs the line between fact and fiction. More please. -- Michael Robotham

Author Bio

Tim Ayliffehas been a journalist for more than 20 years and is the Managing Editor of Television and Video for ABC News and the former Executive Producer of News Breakfast. He has travelled widely and before joining the ABC he worked in London for British Sky News. A few years ago he turned hishand to writing global crime thrillers featuring former foreign correspondent John Bailey. He is the author of The Greater Good, State of Fear and The Enemy Within. When he's not writing or chasing news stories Tim rides bikes and surfs. He lives in Sydney.