Publisher's Synopsis
THE BRISBANE MAN
Max Douglas thought his days of investigating were behind him. A former private investigator who married into wealth, he's been enjoying a comfortable retirement on Queensland's Gold Coast-until his Christmas visit to Brisbane pulls him into a deadly mystery.
When tech entrepreneur Craig Watson disappears while working on a revolutionary computer chip, his daughter asks Max to use his old skills to find her father. What begins as a missing person case quickly spirals into something far more sinister when Watson's executive assistant is found murdered and Max himself becomes a target.
As Max and his witty, resourceful wife Mia navigate the dangerous waters of 1990s Queensland politics and corruption, they uncover a conspiracy that stretches from Brisbane's gleaming office towers to the shadowy world of international crime. Someone called "the Brisbane man" is pulling strings behind the scenes, and exposing them could cost Max and Mia their lives.
With bodies piling up and suspects multiplying, Max must confront family secrets, corporate espionage, and the lingering corruption of post-Fitzgerald Inquiry Queensland to solve the case. All while trying to survive Brisbane's unforgiving summer heat and keeping his promise to Mia about their next holiday being somewhere cooler-preferably Tasmania.
Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Brisbane in the mid-1990s, this gripping mystery captures the unique character of Queensland's capital, where tropical humidity and shady deals have always gone hand in hand, and where progress often means finding more sophisticated ways to bend the rules.
