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A dark Australian police procedural packed with cold-case suspense, small-town secrets, corrupt cops, and an outsider detective who dares to challenge the powerful forces protecting a deadly truth in rural New South Wales.
After forty-four years in prison, freedom comes with a bullet.
Wayne Portman has always said he was innocent.
Convicted of a brutal double murder in Kingsbrook, he has spent more than four decades behind bars for crimes he swore he did not commit. One of his alleged victims was his own girlfriend. Her body was never recovered.
Then Wayne is released. Within hours, he is shot dead.
Detective Inspector Jason Farrell has barely arrived from Sydney when he is thrown into a case nobody in Kingsbrook wants reopened. The deeper he digs, the more the past begins to bleed into the present — old lies surface, powerful enemies close in, and a cover-up protected for generations begins to crack.
But someone is still killing to keep the truth buried. And in Kingsbrook, the most dangerous secrets may belong to the men wearing badges.
The Final Hours is the gripping first book in the Detective Jason Farrell series: a fast-paced, gritty Australian crime thriller for fans of cold-case conspiracies, corrupt institutions, and detectives who refuse to back down.
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Praise for the Detective Jason Farrell Australian Crime Thrillers:
★★★★★ “Fast-paced and gripping… will keep you hooked from first page to last.”
★★★★★ “The vibrant Australian characters and setting are a welcome break.”
★★★★★ “The plot twists and turns until eventually long-held secrets are revealed.”
★★★★★ “A really good detective novel, well written.”
★★★★★ “The clues are there. You just have to find them.”
★★★★★ “They are all brilliant.”
★★★★★ “A first-class mystery that you can’t tear yourself away from.”
★★★★★ “His excellent prose brings the characters to life and paints a vivid picture of life in a small Australian community.”
★★★★★ “He combines mystery with social commentary.”
★★★★★ “David Menon has such a way of keeping his books interesting. Great storylines.”
There are the Blackpool Crime thrillers, 'In the Shadow of the Tower' and 'Murder of the Unwanted' featuring DI Layla Khan.
Then there are the Australian Crime thrillers featuring Detective Jason Farrell and set in the fictional New South Wales town of Kingsbrook. These include 'The Final Hours', 'Destined for Murder', 'The Darkness in Him', and 'Don't Answer the Phone'.
There are also the stand alone Manchester Crime thrillers. 'Who Are the Bad Guys?' is a very much contemporary story with a sharp international political edge, whilst 'The Wild Heart' is a love story set against the gravest danger as someone's past catches up with them.
I've also published the series of Manchester set Crime thrillers featuring Detective Jeff Barton.
I like to give you a good entertaining read that will leave you guessing with twists and turns until the very end.
When I'm not writing I love my music and I'm mainly into soft rock. My favourite songwriter and performer is Stevie Nicks. I love to watch a good drama on TV and my favourite food is Indian, closely followed by French. I've travelled extensively and hope to do more in the future. I currently live on the Fylde coast in the UK and I'm of mixed English/Indian heritage. Oh and I once made a cheese sandwich for the actress Julia Roberts.
Thank you for taking an interest in me and my work.