Geoff McGeachin Geoff McGeachin i(A79349 works by) (a.k.a. Geoffrey McGeachin )
Born: Established: 1949 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Books That Changed Me : Geoffrey McGeachin Geoff McGeachin , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 24 August 2014; (p. 16)
1 5 y separately published work icon St Kilda Blues Geoff McGeachin , Melbourne : Penguin , 2014 7207182 2014 single work novel mystery detective

'Melbourne's first serial killer is at work and only one man can stop him.

'It's 1967, the summer of love, and in swinging Melbourne Detective Sergeant Charlie Berlin has been hauled out of exile in the Fraud Squad to investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl, the daughter of a powerful and politically connected property developer. As Berlin's inquiries uncover more missing girls he gets an uneasy feeling he may be dealing with the city's first serial killer.

'Berlin's investigation leads him through inner-city discothèques, hip photographic studios, the emerging drug culture and into the seedy back streets of St Kilda. The investigation also brings up ghosts of Berlin's past, disturbing memories of the casual murder of a young woman he witnessed in dying days of WW11.

'As in war, some victories come at a terrible cost and Berlin will have to face an awful truth and endure an unimaginable loss before his investigation is over.

'St Kilda Blues is the third novel in the Charlie Berlin series. Both previous novels, The Diggers Rest Hotel and Blackwattle Creek, won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction in 2011 and 2013 respectively.' (Publication summary)

1 Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher Geoff McGeachin , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 30 October 2013;

— Review of Bitter Wash Road Garry Disher , 2013 single work novel
1 What's the Worse Thing That Can Happen? Geoff McGeachin , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: If I Tell You...I'll Have to Kill You 2013;
1 3 y separately published work icon Blackwattle Creek Geoff McGeachin , Camberwell : Viking , 2012 Z1866470 2012 single work novel crime mystery

'It's September 1957, two days before the VFL grand final, and Detective Sergeant Charlie Berlin finally has some time off. But there's no rest for this decent if damaged man, still troubled by his wartime experience as a bomber pilot and POW. A recently widowed friend asks a favour and he's dropped into something much bigger than he bargained for. When he uncovers dubious practices at a Melbourne funeral parlour, it's quickly obvious that anyone asking questions is also asking for trouble. His offsider is beaten and left for dead, witnesses are warned off, Special Branch is on his case, and even Berlin's young family may be at risk. His pursuit of the truth leads him to Blackwattle Creek, once an asylum for the criminally insane and now home to even darker evils. And if Berlin thought government machinations during World War II were devious, those of the Cold War leave them for dead . . . ' (Source: publisher website)

1 y separately published work icon Charlie Berlin Mystery Series Geoff McGeachin , 2010 Camberwell : Penguin , 2010- Z1777709 2010 series - author novel crime mystery
1 2 y separately published work icon The Diggers Rest Hotel Geoff McGeachin , Camberwell : Penguin , 2010 Z1712260 2010 single work novel crime mystery 'In 1947, two years after witnessing the death of a young Jewish woman in Poland, Charlie Berlin has rejoined the police force a different man. Sent to investigate a spate of robberies in rural Victoria, he soon discovers that World War II has changed even the most ordinary of places and people.

'An ex-bomber pilot and former POW, Berlin is struggling to fit back in: grappling with post-traumatic stress disorder, the ghosts of his dead crew and his futile attempts to numb the pain.

'When Berlin travels to Albury-Wodonga to track down the gang behind the robberies, he suspects he's a problem cop being set up to fail. Taking a room at the Diggers Rest Hotel in Wodonga, he sets about solving a case that no one else can - with the help of feisty, ambitious journalist Rebecca Green and rookie constable Rob Roberts, the only cop in town he can trust.

'Then the decapitated body of a young girl turns up in a back alley, and Berlin's investigations lead him ever further through layers of small-town fears, secrets and despair.

'The first Charlie Berlin mystery takes us into a world of secret alliances and loyalties - and a society dealing with the effects of a war that changed men forever.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 Geoff McGeachin : The Books That Changed Me Geoff McGeachin , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 25 January 2009; (p. 10-11)
Geoff McGeachin nominates five books that changed him.
1 3 y separately published work icon Dead and Kicking Geoff McGeachin , Melbourne : Penguin , 2008 9475763 2008 single work novel thriller

'When a movie about an Australian war hero takes Alby Murdoch to Vietnam, he discovers that some old soldiers never die and that it's not just the cameras doing the shooting.

'A job as stills photographer and some top-notch nosh were two good reasons for Alby Murdock to be in Saigon. The third was that he had to clear out of Sydney and the spy game for a while. But when Alby snaps a photo of the wrong passing cyclo, suddenly more action is taking place off camera than on. Alongside his old flame, the bootylicious Jezebel Quick – and his new friend, the alluring Inspector Hoang – Alby is thrust into the murky, watch-your-back world of casino crime lords, bent politicians, rogue expats, killer fish and ruthless celebrity chefs. Dead and Kicking takes us racing through the adrenalin-charged streets of Saigon, Hong Kong and Macau, through Darwin and the Top End and into Canberra's corridors of power. It's Geoff McGeachin at his irreverent, page-turning best' (publication blurb)

1 1 y separately published work icon Sensitive New Age Spy Geoff McGeachin , Camberwell : Viking , 2007 Z1408315 2007 single work novel crime thriller

'All Alby wants is a decent coffee and a day off. But there's a hijacked tanker with a deadly cargo in Sydney Harbour, and bullets are flying on board a US Navy cruiser. Three sailors are dead and a Seahawk chopper is missing. Who's behind the mayhem? Why is the government intent on shutting down Alby's investigation? What's the connection to the smooth-talking Reverend Priday, spiritual leader to the upwardly mobile? And can Alby trust Lieutenant Kingston, a weapons specialist with the longest legs he's ever seen on a sailor and not a tattoo anywhere on her stunning body?' (publication blurb).

1 y separately published work icon Alby Murdoch Geoff McGeachin , 2005 2005- Z1408320 2005 series - author novel crime thriller
1 5 y separately published work icon D-E-D Dead! Geoff McGeachin , Camberwell : Viking , 2005 Z1208354 2005 single work novel crime thriller

'In D-E-D Dead!, Geoff McGeachin's riotous adventure thriller, Alby Murdoch - international photographer and Australian special agent – ducks bullets and bombs from Bondi to Bali and back as he attempts to unravel a lethal web of high-level dodgy dealings . . .

From the moment Alby drops his gun on a St Kilda tram he knows he's in for a bad day. Then his partner Harry is gunned down in a Double Bay coffee shop. By lunchtime Alby realises someone wants him dead – and they want him dead now.

All Alby wants is some pasta, a good bottle of wine and to know more about the mysterious Grace Goodluck . . . long dark hair, legs up to there, and piercing slate-grey eyes...sniper's eyes. But he also has to figure out who shot Harry and who wants him dead. And why.

Unfortunately for Alby, the answer lies over the razor wire and past the anti-personnel mines protecting Bitter Springs, a top-secret US military facility deep in the central Australian desert. Now that can really ruin your day . . .' (publication blurb)

1 3 y separately published work icon Fat, Fifty and F***ed! Geoff McGeachin , Camberwell : Penguin , 2004 Z1080889 2004 single work novel humour

'Martin Carter is having a crook day. His home life's a misery, he's been retrenched by the bank and everyone's forgotten his birthday. But a million-dollar payroll, a pistol, and a split-second decision change everything. Hurtling north on a motorcycle with the intriguing Faith, Martin encounters a mysterious hit-man, a new-age bikie gang, a reclusive media mogul, and the booby-trapped mountain hideout of an old schoolmate. With Faith's help he learns about love again, along with some bitter truths about instant coffee, brown suede shoes, and the legendary Great Aussie Truck-stop Breakfast.' (Publication summary)

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