P. A. Thomas P. A. Thomas i(27224132 works by)
Gender: Male
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P.A. Thomas studied medicine in Newcastle, New South Wales, undertook specialist training in nuclear medicine at the Mayo Clinic in the USA, and now works as a specialist at a public hospital in Brisbane. He is also a wilderness landscape photographer; he has had many joint and solo exhibitions, and his images have appeared in Australian Geographic publications. He lives in the Byron Bay region, the setting for his first novel, The Beacon. (Echo Publishing)

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y separately published work icon The Beacon Melbourne : Echo Publishing , 2024 27224152 2024 single work novel crime

'Jack Harris, the disgraced son of Australia’s most powerful business tycoon, has just been exiled to Byron Bay as a junior journalist at his father’s smallest regional newspaper, The Beacon. His arrival coincides with the disappearance of the newspaper’s editor, Patrick O’Shaughnessy, while out on his morning surf. When Patrick’s body is discovered in the ocean, with a severed leg, it appears certain that he’s fallen victim to a shark attack. 

'But when rumours emerge that Patrick was about to publish an explosive article – its subject unknown – Jack begins to suspect his death is not what it seems.' (Publication summary)
2024 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best First Novel
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