January 1943. Australia is at war and Perth is buzzing.
US troops have permanently docked in the city in what local men refer to bitterly as the ‘American occupation’ and Perth women are having the time of their lives. The Americans have money, accents like movie stars, tailored uniforms and good manners.
What’s more, they love to dance and show a girl a good time, and young women are throwing caution to the wind and pushing social boundaries with their behaviour.
Not Meg Eaton, however. The war has brought her nothing but heartbreak, stealing her young love eighteen months ago. Until, in the middle of a Perth heat-wave, she meets her lost lover’s brother, Tom – standing over a dead body in her neighbour’s back yard.
Meg finds herself embroiled in the murder mystery, and increasingly involved with Tom Lagrange.
But is he all that he seems?
And what exactly was his relationship with the dead woman?
A rewarding read
‘Murder, mystery and romance weave a web of intrigue through the tensions and prejudices of war time Perth. A rewarding read, I loved it.’
Liz Byrski, author
