Fiction

This landmark historical novel by celebrated Tasmanian author Christopher Koch provides a powerful, deeply researched account of the 1840s penal colony of Van Diemen's Land. Following the experiences of an Irish political prisoner transported to the antipodes, the text brilliantly captures the landscape, colonial friction, and the harsh realities of the early Tasmanian convict system. It stands as a vital masterpiece of Australian literature and an essential addition for collectors of local fiction and regional historical narratives.

A severed head rolls out of the rubbish in a crowded coastal Tasmanian caravan park, and the hunt is on for the killers... and for their victim, a man no one seems to miss, a man no one wants to know.