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y separately published work icon Crossing the Line single work   autobiography  
Alternative title: Crossing the Line : The Inside Story of Murder, Lies and a Fallen Hero
Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Crossing the Line
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'War is brutal. But there are lines that should never be crossed. In mid-2017, whispers of executions, and cover-ups within Australia's most secretive and elite military unit, the SAS, reached Walkley Award-winning journalist Nick McKenzie. He and Chris Masters began an investigation that would not only reveal shocking truths about Ben Roberts-Smith VC but plunge the reporters into the defamation trial of the century.

'For five years, McKenzie led the investigation, waging an epic battle for the truth to be acknowledged. His fight to reveal the real face of Australia's most famous and revered SAS soldier and examine evidence of bullying, intimidation, war crimes and murder would take him across Australia and to Afghanistan.

'As he unearthed the secrets Ben Roberts-Smith had thought he'd long ago buried, McKenzie had to deal with death threats, powerful forces intent on destroying his career and attempts to silence brave SAS soldiers, who had witnessed their famous comrade commit unspeakable acts. McKenzie would break the stories that proved the man idolised by the public, politicians, the media and leading business leaders was a myth. His efforts would help deliver justice to Roberts-Smith's victims and their families.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Hachette Australia , 2023 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
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      • Published 28 June 2023.
      ISBN: 9780733650437 (pbk), 9780733650444 (ebk)

Works about this Work

Best of 2023 in Australian Reading Alex Gerrans , Rosie Ofori Ward , Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen , Imogen Dewey , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2024;

— Review of Shirley Ronnie Scott , 2023 single work novel ; Praiseworthy Alexis Wright , 2023 single work novel ; Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel ; Green Dot Madeleine Gray , 2023 single work novel ; Songs for the Dead and the Living Sara Saleh , 2023 single work novel ; Notes on Her Colour Jennifer Neal , 2023 single work novel ; Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran , 2022 single work novel ; Crossing the Line Nick McKenzie , 2023 single work autobiography ; Anam André Dao , 2023 single work novel
Unfriendly Fire Mark Baker , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , July 2023;

— Review of Crossing the Line Nick McKenzie , 2023 single work autobiography ; Flawed Hero Chris Masters , 2023 single work biography

'Two new books go behind the scenes with the reporters who exposed Ben Roberts-Smith’s actions in Afghanistan' 

Unfriendly Fire Mark Baker , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , July 2023;

— Review of Crossing the Line Nick McKenzie , 2023 single work autobiography ; Flawed Hero Chris Masters , 2023 single work biography

'Two new books go behind the scenes with the reporters who exposed Ben Roberts-Smith’s actions in Afghanistan' 

Best of 2023 in Australian Reading Alex Gerrans , Rosie Ofori Ward , Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen , Imogen Dewey , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2024;

— Review of Shirley Ronnie Scott , 2023 single work novel ; Praiseworthy Alexis Wright , 2023 single work novel ; Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel ; Green Dot Madeleine Gray , 2023 single work novel ; Songs for the Dead and the Living Sara Saleh , 2023 single work novel ; Notes on Her Colour Jennifer Neal , 2023 single work novel ; Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran , 2022 single work novel ; Crossing the Line Nick McKenzie , 2023 single work autobiography ; Anam André Dao , 2023 single work novel
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