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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Reckless
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'Jean Kay, my skipper, fellow adventurer, my friend. My brother.
Jean Kay, soldier-of-fortune, opportunist, embezzler, hijacker.

'In her youth, amidst the throes of a reckless grief, aspiring Australian writer Marele Day is caught up in a shipwreck adventure and forges an unlikely bond with an international fugitive travelling under a pseudonym. For the next 30 years they correspond before reuniting, both older and wiser, in France.

'Marele is now an accomplished crime writer, and while she knew of her travel companion’s previous reputation as ‘the high-jacker with heart’ and ‘brother to the poor’, she is intrigued to discover his connection to the disappearance of eight million francs and a secret dossier that made global headlines. 

'Brilliantly crafted, Reckless tells the story of how Marele uncovers the truth about Jean Kay’s identity and motives by piecing together clues from their letters, her diaries and a stash of newspaper clippings, and how, in the process of telling his story, she ultimately makes peace with the reckless ghosts of her past.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ultimo, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Ultimo Press , 2023 .
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      Extent: 320p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 3 May 2023
      ISBN: 9781761151354

Works about this Work

‘You’re not the nice guy I thought you were’ : The Australian Crime Novelist and the French Bank Thief Susan Chenery , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 7 May 2023;
‘Candid’, ‘Gripping’, ‘Compulsory Reading’ : the Best Australian Books Out in May Steph Harmon , Sian Cain , Bec Kavanagh , Susan Chenery , Lucy Clark , Joseph Cummins , Celina Ribeiro , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 10 May 2023;

— Review of Everything and Nothing Heather Mitchell , 2023 single work autobiography ; Obsession Nicole Madigan , 2023 single work autobiography ; Anam André Dao , 2023 single work novel ; She Is the Earth Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2023 single work novella ; Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel ; Fat Girl Dancing Krissy Kneen , 2023 single work autobiography ; The Albatross Nina Wan , 2023 single work novel ; Home Before Night Joshua Pomare , 2022 single work novel ; Reckless Marele Day , 2023 single work autobiography
‘Candid’, ‘Gripping’, ‘Compulsory Reading’ : the Best Australian Books Out in May Steph Harmon , Sian Cain , Bec Kavanagh , Susan Chenery , Lucy Clark , Joseph Cummins , Celina Ribeiro , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 10 May 2023;

— Review of Everything and Nothing Heather Mitchell , 2023 single work autobiography ; Obsession Nicole Madigan , 2023 single work autobiography ; Anam André Dao , 2023 single work novel ; She Is the Earth Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2023 single work novella ; Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel ; Fat Girl Dancing Krissy Kneen , 2023 single work autobiography ; The Albatross Nina Wan , 2023 single work novel ; Home Before Night Joshua Pomare , 2022 single work novel ; Reckless Marele Day , 2023 single work autobiography
‘You’re not the nice guy I thought you were’ : The Australian Crime Novelist and the French Bank Thief Susan Chenery , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 7 May 2023;
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