It's a decade since the infamous Inquiry into corruption tore
the state of Queensland apart. But for George Verney, disgraced
journalist and bit-player in the great scandals of his day, the
Inquiry has never quite finished. After ten years of self-imposed
exile, drawn by the terrible death of a man who was his friend, he
reluctantly returns to Brisbane, the city of his downfall. In a
town he no longer recognises and through an underworld that has
forgotten him, George must seek out the other hidden survivors of
his times, to confront the truth about their common past, and to
find a way to let the dead rest in peace.
Tough, honest, uncompromising, exciting. From Andrew McGahan, the
author of the bestselling Praise and 1988, Last
Drinks lives up to the reputation.
