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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 The Second Son
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'Duty always has a price.

'When Ivan Novak is shot dead putting out his garbage bins in Sydney’s west, his family wants revenge, especially his father Milan, a notorious crime boss. It’s a job for the second son, Ivan’s younger brother Johnny. But Johnny loves his wife Amy and their son Sasha. And she’s about to deliver her ultimatum: either the three of them escape this wave of killing or she’ll leave, taking Sasha.

'Torn between loyalty to his family and love for his wife, Johnny plans the heist of a lifetime and takes a huge risk. Is he prepared to pay the price? And what choice will Amy make?

'THE SECOND SON is a brilliant action-packed crime debut that creates a world where honour is everything, violence is its own language, and love means breaking all the rules.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2021 .
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      Extent: 464p.
      Note/s:
      • Published February 2021
      ISBN: 9781922330437
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2023 .
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      Extent: 464p.
      Note/s:
      •  Published January 2023

      ISBN: 9781922458971

Works about this Work

The Brutal Business of Gangs Robyn Walton , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6 February 2021; (p. 17)

— Review of Dead Letters Michael Brissenden , 2021 single work novel ; The Second Son Loraine Peck , 2021 single work novel ; Shore Leave David Whish-Wilson , 2020 single work novel
The Brutal Business of Gangs Robyn Walton , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6 February 2021; (p. 17)

— Review of Dead Letters Michael Brissenden , 2021 single work novel ; The Second Son Loraine Peck , 2021 single work novel ; Shore Leave David Whish-Wilson , 2020 single work novel
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