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Hotel of SecretsT J JoyceThis novel has been extensively researched with accurate details, from the IRA links with Australia, through to corruption in the Australian police force and abuse of New Guinea's indigenous population. Get your teeth into this, a good old fashioned read in which you lose yourself in the steamy tropical world of the New Guinea Rain Forest. The local hotel is where the lives of eight unlikely people intertwine to form a tangled web of intrigue and lies. Four young girls - Eilish: a member of the IRA and on the run from British authorities. Rhoda: Daddy’s little rich girl, forced to leave her life of privilege behind. Maureen: a prostitute whose best friend has just been murdered. Carol: a university student no longer able to bear the weight of her parents’ expectations. Four men - The police inspector: a man whose sexual depravity and lust for power make him a threat to everyone he sets his sights on. Duncan: manager of the hotel, haunted by memories, tortured by his secrets. Bumbu: an old Kanaka, bosboi of the hotel, and a man fiercely loyal to those whom he loves. Mick: the lonely Sydney detective sent in to solve the case when one man disappears. Sexual tension and murder, loyalty and deception are part of the world the girls arrive in. Follow the tale through the homes of the Australian settlers, the native settlements, the police stations and the long lonely roads where the watchers wait…. ABOUT THE AUTHOR T.J. Joyce lives in Queensland and is now retired after a lifetime spent working in the community. Always an avid reader, she has now turned her attention to writing and is currently at work on her second novel. Reviews "This is a well written book with all characters believable and interesting. The setting of New Guinea is quite exotic in the age old way of British colonies ... and details of the lifestyle and comparison on the hotel life and life of the kanaks thoughtfully portrayed. The interplay of the Joyce name is also entertaining." Exisle reader from Auckland, New Zealand Clcik here for a review in Travelbeat, May 2008 >> Read an excerpt from this book >> SPECIFICATIONS Size: 208 x 135 mm Format: Paperback Extent: 392 pages Weight: 500 gms Publication Date: September 2007 ISBN: 978-0-908988-73-0 |
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