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The fast-paced deadly conclusion to the Secret City trilogy. 'Political insiders Steve Lewis and Chris Uhlmann bring biting wit and behind-the-headlines insight to this sharply observed novel...House of Cards, Canberra style' Sunday Canberra Times Once feared newshound Harry Dunkley has fallen, disgraced and dispirited at having failed to reveal the existence of the cabal of mandarins pulling the strings of power in Canberra.
But, new purpose is in the air.
Dunkley receives aid from an unlikely band of adversaries, and as the Australian government teeters between fear and greed, wanting US security and Chinese cash, he looks at his enemies afresh. Resurrected Labor powerhouse Catriona Bailey and the hitherto untouchable Defense Chief, Sir Jack Webster, leader of the sinister cabal, have played Dunkley at every turn. Yet there is a chink in Webster that might just bring him, and Bailey, down. 'Lewis and Uhlmann's mischievous use of contemporary political decisions flirts with the possibilities of a roman-a-clef...
But, new purpose is in the air.
Dunkley receives aid from an unlikely band of adversaries, and as the Australian government teeters between fear and greed, wanting US security and Chinese cash, he looks at his enemies afresh. Resurrected Labor powerhouse Catriona Bailey and the hitherto untouchable Defense Chief, Sir Jack Webster, leader of the sinister cabal, have played Dunkley at every turn. Yet there is a chink in Webster that might just bring him, and Bailey, down. 'Lewis and Uhlmann's mischievous use of contemporary political decisions flirts with the possibilities of a roman-a-clef...
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