by Malcolm Knox (Author)
It is two days since Dr John Brand's death and his eldest son, Davis, suspects a cover-up. Survived by two sons, the death notice said. Died peacefully. Someone has lied: there are three sons, and the circumstances of their father's death are suspicious. But the Sydney Test Match is on and Davis' famous brother Chris is batting to save his career while their mother Margaret watches the broadcast from her armchair. Hammett, the unacknowledged third brother, lurks on the edges, banished but not forgotten. Scattered across Sydney, the Brands' lives - and John Brand's funeral - are put on hold for the duration of the game: five days of suspense, silences, revelations, recriminations and redemption.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: New
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 15 Aug 2005
ISBN 10: 0747576645
ISBN 13: 9780747576648
Book Overview: Knox has been compared to Douglas Coupland, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Donna Tartt - a smart, witty and brilliantly dark new voice in international fiction