Sharon Austen

One Long Blast Sharon Austen

One Long Blast is a whodunnit crime investigation/adventure tale of murder and mayhem fuelled by secrets, betrayal, lies and greed. It's the run-up to Valentine's Day 2014 and the bloated corpse is found floating in the basement of one of Newcastle's heritage landmarks. The puzzling murder is linked to a seven-year-old cold case, and smeared with the fingerprints of even more distant events. A tale of fortune built on shipwrecked gold; a 1920s family tragedy; and a long-forgotten treasure map, all feature in the trail of back stories as the murder investigation unfolds. In the days preceding the murder, the past threads of the lives of a collection of larger-than-life characters collide against a tropical island backdrop as it becomes a race against the clock.... One Long Blast will appeal to those who enjoy a readable, whodunnit/adventure page-turner peppered with larger-than-life characters who are connected through entertaining sub-plots.