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ISBN: 9781760995256
Dimensions: C Format: 23x15.2cm
Pages: 336
Publication year: 2025
Publisher: Fremantle Press
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O’Keefe

Written by David Whish-Wilson

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Follow Paul Cutler on his next adventure as he fights the cocaine gold rush.

Assuming his new identity as Paul O’Keefe, Paul is tasked with finding the supplier of a surge of Mexican cartel meth flooding Australian streets. Assigned to infiltrate a newly appointed security company at Fremantle Port, he discovers a clandestine world of off-the-books operations, and a business front that goes far beyond mere security. There’s a dangerous game afoot for who gets control of the port’s smuggling operations, and O’Keefe is caught in the crossfire.

A pulse-pounding thriller that takes a hard look at the Australian ‘cocaine gold rush’, where maritime crime meets the ruthless currents of the underworld.

PRAISE FOR THE BOOK

‘Compelling, authentic, satisfying.’ Hayley Scrivenor

‘Vivid, dark, evocative. A hair-raising ride through Australia’s criminal underworld.’ Chris Hammer

‘Outstanding. One of Australia’s best crime novelists – Whish-Wilson is operating at the height of his powers.’ Iain Ryan

‘This story will have your pulse racing from start to finish.’ Bridget, Better Reading

‘Five stars from me – the pressure built from start to finish, and I couldn’t stop reading or thinking about O’Keefe.’ Jess, Better Reading

‘Fast paced, extremely engaging writing. A gritty, dark page turner made even more compelling by instantly recognisable locations and invisible ethical lines. Crime noir at its best.’ Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards Judging Panel

Awards

Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year (Winner 2026)
Danger Awards – Crime Fiction (Shortlisted 2026)



Pages: 336
Publication Year: 2025
Publisher: Fremantle Press
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David Whish-Wilson

David Whish-Wilson is the author of twelve novels and three creative non-fiction books. He was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, but raised in Singapore, Victoria and Western Australia. At eighteen, he left Australia to live for a decade in Europe, Africa and Asia, where he worked as a barman, actor, street seller, petty criminal, […]