THE
TOWER
Michael Duffy
THE CITY OF SHARKS:
It's a long way down…
The man that knows Sydney's
real Underbelly immortalises his knowledge against a fictional backdrop in his
first novel, 'The Tower'.
Michael Duffy brings his long history
as a crime reporter together with his fascination with Sydney's underworld; introducing
Nicholas Troy as a new and fallible hero, perhaps the only good man amidst a city
of sharks.
For young detective, Nicholas Troy, working in
homicide is the highest form of police work. But when a woman falls from the construction
site for the world's tallest skyscraper, the tortured course of the murder investigation
that follows will threaten his vocation.
Hampered by politicised
managers and incompetent colleagues, Troy fights his way through worlds of wealth
and poverty, people-smuggling and prostitution. He has always seen Sydney as a
city of sharks, a place where predators lurk beneath the glittering surface. Now
he uncovers networks of crime and corruption that pollute the city, reaching into
the police force itself. Forced to defend himself and those he holds dear with
actions he would never have considered before, Troy confronts a moral abyss. He
realises it's a long way down.
A gripping, fast-paced debut
that introduces Michael Duffy's simple, true and confident voice to an army of
crime lovers. Sure to be a hit with fans of Underbelly and Michael Connolly, 'The
Tower' unites classic noir suspense with seat of the pants action set against
the glimmer and grime of the harbour city… where the sharks are beginning
to circle. The Tower's theme tune, Water and Wine by The Saints can be listened
to and downloaded at www.cityofsharks.com
MICHAEL DUFFY reports
for the Sydney Morning Herald on crime and other matters. Previously he wrote
for Sydney's other newspaper, the Daily Telegraph. He has played in punk rock
bands, written biographies of several Sydney characters, and is co-presenter of
'Counterpoint', Radio National's challenge to orthodox ideas. The Tower is his
first novel.
'The Tower' is available now (RRP
$29.99).
