It is perhaps natural that her tomes are set in her birth homeland rather than her adoptive one. But those notions are temporarily put to one side as a possible abduction is reported. Soon his sidekick, Garda Peter Fisher, is hot on the heels of the supposed perpetrator. This approach leads to more trouble for Peter when he investigates a supposed open and shut case of a double murder out in the countryside.
Peter, back in the boondocks, is up to his neck in similar ordure as he discovers an elderly rellie, formerly in peak condition, is ailing under the care of a reticent newcomer to the community and her silent daughter. Eventually the two hard done by policefellows and their investigations collide as McTiernan tidily brings it all back together in a fitting finale. Aussie crime writing does not get ant better, even if it is set far from the Land of Oz. In lockdown world there are no appointments, no weekends and no need to set an alarm to beat the traffic.
Come out. Test the waters. The italicised quotes are from his weekly column in the Weekend Oz on the state of society. He was the man who alienated a generation against the Boomers, with a call to arms from the hipsters and assorted younger generations, with the Great Avocado Smash Brouhaha. The protestations caused a mega-storm in a flat white cup.
Pull your head in Salt! Bernard Salt has obviously still struggled with the lassitude and ennui induced with being cooped up, despite his high profile. Strangely, looking back, I suspect some will miss these days. For us retirees, in the main, there is little divergence from our day to day routines of pre-CV when we were largely home based in any case.
The only difference is that, for us now, we cannot be anywhere else but home based. A few days ago I made my first sojourn, for around six weeks, into an eerily quiet city centre. Dining out and the cinema are still a long way off, but maybe a cafe visit in a week or so is beckoning. Soon, all being well, I may venture again up north when intra-state travel is permitted. Visits to and from the grandchildren are now within touching distance.
