Wild in the Eye

Set at the height of the Cold War, this is the searing new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of the Hirsch mysteries

'Australia's king of crime' - Daily Mail 'A writer at the top of his game' - The Times DANGER IS COMING TO MELROSE. In 1960, even ten-year-old Mark Trevelyan knows to be wary of communists. So when his father hires Russian electrician Vasily Alekseev to rewire their home, Mark fears the enemy has reached his remote town in South Australia. With the aid of his nosey classmate Colin, Mark sets out to expose Vasily for the spy he must be. But in the small town of Melrose, there are always secrets hiding beneath the surface. Any stranger can become a friend. And any neighbour could be the enemy...