Hobart Bookshop: Warren Boyles launches Craig Godfrey’s new book, Shadow Hunter

The Hobart Bookshop

Please join us as Warren Boyles launches Craig Godfrey’s new book, Shadow Hunter: Catching the Notorious Criminals of Van Diemen’s Land.

Set in Hobart Town in 1855, Shadow Hunter is a murder mystery featuring fledgling detective Caspian Hunter, recently arrived from Birmingham to assist in the running of Hobart Town’s new criminal agency.

An abandoned ship off the southern coast of Van Diemen’s Land leaves a trail of mystery and unanswered questions, not to mention several murders. This fast-paced novel documents Caspian’s efforts to solve the crimes whilst being seduced by the delights of mid-Victorian Hobart Town in the guise of innkeepers, convict constables, doxys and many larger-than-life characters: Aboubacar the Negro albino magician, Lynch Savage the obese tavern keeper, Nebena the blackfella gentleman, Bonnie Nettles the whore, and more…

When: Wednesday September 30th, 5.30pm
Where: The Hobart Bookshop

Free event, all welcome.

The Hobart Bookshop
22 Salamanca Square
Hobart Tasmania 7000
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