Cirrus@Austlit

'Born in 1961 as the cult of modern celebrity began, Diana Spencer died in Paris in 1997, a cult supernova, trailing the legend Princess of Hearts rather than the title HRH Princess of Wales. But like all legends hers has might-have-beens. This compelling fictional account, combining thriller elements with the novel of ideas, examines such a might-have-been. It takes its force from its inspiration: a singular, hazardous event in 1993 when HRH Charles, Prince of Wales and his princess wife were separated; it is an event largely ignored in official inquiries into her untimely death, perhaps because it was outside their time-frame and terms of reference. Moreover, it raises the question whether, had the fictional account been published in 1994 when submitted, might it have saved her life? Adding weight to the question is the fact that after the singular event Diana reportedly came to believe she was the target for an assassination plot'

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'Shark City, a bullet-paced thriller set in Sydney and Bangkok, London and Glasgow, vividly captures the risks of working within the wilderness of mirrors that is covert operations. Returning to Sydney, his birth city, Ross Durman, a specialist contractor, believes he is again working for The Unit, the government agency from which he was expelled. His contact, a former comrade, Anton Van Dieman, reinforces the belief while outlining Durman's mission: to rescue the iconic ironman, Ian (Big Ig) Graeme, found guilty of drug smuggling and on death row in Bangkok...' (Publisher's blurb)