The Australian Government is facing a national embarrassment when two ASIS (Australian Secret Intelligence Service) agents have gone missing on the Mornington Peninsula along with top secret files, mobile telephones, and their laptops.The director of ASIS decides to sidestep accountability by using the National Missing Persons (NMPCC) arm of the AFP (Australian Federal Police), and tasks the team of operation Reveles to work covertly to ensure that this matter never leaks out to the local population in the town of Sorrento nor become a feeding frenzy for the Australian Media.AFP Lead Detective Emir ‘Eddy’ Muravic under the supervision of his boss AFP Inspector Phil Morris soon discovers that the chic town of Sorrento is not just full of party goers, holiday makers, sea, and tree changers and ‘A Listers’ but an underbelly which could threaten his own family, and childhood visions of the Mornington Peninsula.
An African family, fleeing crime and persecution, is confronted by the same type of violence they experienced in their homeland, in what was supposed to be a haven in a new country.
Inspector Emir ‘Eddy’ Muravic of the AFP is faced with the question: How far would you go for your children? When he is approached by a parent from the local African diaspora community in Melbourne.
What appears to be a simple case of gang crime soon becomes a complex network involving non-government organisations, outlaw motorcycle gangs, a banker and former African mercenaries who were once intelligence assets of Australia’s spy agencies.
How will Eddy navigate cultural sensitivities and, in turn, not raise the eyebrows of ministers in government?
The third instalment of the Muravic series sees Emir taking another step towards becoming part of Australia’s intelligence machine. Or does he want to?
Set in Croatia in June 2013, the prequel to The Uneasy Silence follows Emir ‘Eddy’ Muravic, a young Detective Sergeant with the Australian Federal Police (AFP), as he takes long service leave to visit his family in the former Yugoslav state. Eddy’s holiday is abruptly cut short when Avigail Iversen, an Australian backpacker, is found dead in Krka National Park, Dalmatia. As the daughter of Australia’s Attorney General, her death becomes a political flashpoint, forcing Eddy to navigate a delicate investigation in a country grappling with its fascist past, the scars of its recent homeland war, and its inauguration as a member state of the European Union.
Complicating matters further, Eddy is joined by Interpol Liaison Officer Sasha Jankovic, who, by coincidence, is of Serbian descent. Together, they must overcome cultural and linguistic challenges, as well as centuries-old ethnic rivalries, to unravel the mystery behind Avigail’s death. As they delve deeper, they encounter shadowy figures and confront the dark legacy of an ex-communist state.
Can Eddy and Sasha set aside the weight of history to uncover the truth about the young Australian backpacker’s tragic end?
I’m thrilled to share that I was recently interviewed on SBS Hrvatski, where I spoke about my new thriller The Fall. You can listen to the full interview here. The Fall is set in Croatia in June 2013 ........
I'm excited to share that my second novel, The Fall, will be published on 20/06/25! You’ll be able to check it out soon on the Austin Macauley website. This is such great news for me!
My latest book The Fall was featured in The News under the headline Author Returns with a New Thriller. The feature highlights my upcoming book launch in Mornington and shares the inspiration behind t ........
I am delighted to share that my novel The Fall was recently featured in the Mornington Peninsula News Group under the headline Author Returns with New Thriller. It was a wonderful opportunity to talk ........
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Sarah Halfpenny to discuss my novel, The Uneasy Silence. It was an exciting opportunity to reflect on how the Mornington Peninsula inspired the stor ........
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