Martine Kropkowski’s literary crime novel Left Behind, set on the Queensland island of K’gari, will be published by Ultimo Press on 30 September.
Martine is launching the novel in Sydney on the release day, and she will be holding the Brisbane launch at Avid Reader on 20 October with Dr. Amanda Niehaus.
Details here: https://avidreader.com.au/pages/12918-MartineKropkowski-LeftBehind
Books+Publishing has described the novel as taut and insidious: ‘Kropkowski’s writing is visually spectacular.’ Kathleen Jennings has called it ‘A tidally relentless yet delicate subversion and reversal of expectations,’ and Brisbane Times write that ‘Kropkowski deepens the definition of crime fiction.’
About the book:
Two couples – Annabelle and Luke, Des and Julianni – embark on a camping trip to K’gari, a picturesque island off Queensland’s coast. Things have been tough lately, but this holiday is just what they need – white sands, clear waters, a chance to decompress and reconnect.
But there is an unnerving electricity in the air and Annabelle starts noticing strange occurrences. First, the man digging off a dark beach track in the middle of the night. The moaning in the amenities block: a couple getting their kicks or something more sinister? Then two campers mysteriously disappear, their belongings found abandoned near the beach.
When an old friend of Luke’s arrives, Annabelle’s suspicions reach fever pitch. And with a deadly storm approaching, danger lurks at every turn.
The island, an endlessly shifting landmass of sand, changing and changing again, will survive as it always has. But will they?
Additionally, Martine’s first novel Everywhere We Look (Ultimo Press) has been shortlisted for a Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Fiction. Everywhere We Look was Martine’s PhD project.
