Colin McLaren Colin McLaren i(A126006 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Southern Justice Colin McLaren , Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2019 15440560 2019 single work prose crime

'Who really murdered Bob Chappell? Veteran ex-detective and author of JFK: The Smoking Gun, Colin McLaren, uncovers disturbing new evidence that an innocent woman is in jail.

'Daybreak, Sandy Bay, Hobart, 27 January 2009. A yacht, the Four Winds, is seen listing low to the waterline. When police board the sinking vessel there is no sign of the owners, Bob Chappell and Sue Neill-Fraser but, disturbingly, they find blood and a knife.

'Bob Chappell is never seen again. The blood spatter leads police to the conclusion that he has been murdered. Remarkably, Sue Neill-Fraser is arrested, found guilty and sentenced to 26 years' imprisonment.

'May, 2016. Bestselling true-crime author Colin McLaren probes the notorious cold case that grips Australia. What he discovers shocks him. No body, no motive, no witnesses, a puddle of unexplained DNA liquid, undisclosed police documents, insubstantial scenarios - all lead him to believe Sue Neill-Fraser was wrongly convicted. He is not alone, as lawyers line up to help her.

'August 2017. Sue Neill-Fraser remains in prison. When questions are asked of her conviction, new witnesses are charged, including a lawyer, and unbearable pressure is applied until, fearing for his own liberty, Colin McLaren flees the country. Southern Justice lays out the evidence that should force a Royal Commission to reopen the case and exonerate an innocent woman.

'The guilty are still out there!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Question Time: Colin McLaren Colin McLaren , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 12 March 2011; (p. 3)
1 Colin McLaren : The Books That Changed Me Colin McLaren , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 11 July 2010; (p. 10-11)
1 First and Worst : Colin McLaren Colin McLaren , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 July 2010; (p. 3)
1 What I'm Reading : Colin McLaren, Author and Former Detective Colin McLaren , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 May 2010; (p. 32)
1 5 y separately published work icon Sunflower : A Tale of Love, War and Intrigue Colin McLaren , Carlton : Victory Books , 2010 Z1688460 2010 single work novel historical fiction

'"This is rare, soldier. She sees death . . . but to you, it will come four times."

In a small town in outback Australia, railwayman George Bingham toils while dreaming of far-off shores and adventure. When the call goes out for Great War volunteers, he drops his worn mattock, leaves his socialite love and jumps on the first ship to stricken Europe.

As his war runs from Gallipoli to the Somme, larrikin George becomes "Sunflower". And as foretold in a prophecy by a Bedouin woman in the back streets of Cairo, he endures squalid trenches and immeasurable heartbreak. One by one his mates fall, until George stands alone. Striving to reclaim his humanity, he lands in the arms of a French nurse who heals his wounds and teaches him to dream again.

Based on the experiences of one of Australia's longest serving Anzacs, Sunflower tells of the redemptive power of hope and optimism in the hideousness of battle.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 Desire to Leave My Detective's Job and Live in France was Sadly Just a Dream Colin McLaren , 2010 extract autobiography (Infiltration : The True Story of the Man Who Cracked the Mafia)
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 2010; (p. 18)
1 5 y separately published work icon On the Run Colin McLaren , Carlton : Victory Books , 2009 Z1624467 2009 single work novel crime

'Covert operative Cole Goodwin pulls off the biggest undercover sting in Australia. Now he's on the run in the biggest gig of his life - survival.

'Cole Goodwin spent years undercover, infiltrating the Mafia and putting the Australian Godfather behind bars for twenty years. As his team celebrate the "guilty" verdict, the Mafia are rolling out a vendetta, aided by Cole's corrupt boss. The dodgy Inspector Mack has plans for a prosperous retirement in France, and wants Cole out of his life - fast - as well as collecting a million-dollar bonus along the way.

'With his life under threat, Cole blows the dust off his secret identities, kisses his pretty girlfriend goodbye, and jumps planes, trains, ferries and continents, finally arriving in dark, bleak, southern Italy and the heartland of his enemy-the N'Drangheta, who has sent its best hitman to end his run...' (From the publisher's website.)

1 2 y separately published work icon Infiltration : The True Story of the Man Who Cracked the Mafia Colin McLaren , Carlton : Melbourne University Publishing , 2009 Z1611922 2009 single work autobiography
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