Deception Bay

By: J.P. Powell

Narrated by: Ben Kindon

American MP Joe Washington and Australian Rose McAlister are swept back together when she returns to join Central Bureau, General MacArthur's code-breaking group of eccentrics. Brisbane's Bletchley Park.

Again and again, Joe is drawn to the Brisbane River. A man may have jumped into the river, a code breaker allegedly drowned by suicide, and an arm with an unrecognisable tattoo is pulled from the river at the submarine base.

With Rose's help Joe follows the clues but he is quickly drawn into another confrontation with Frank Bischof and the Queensland Police.

Content warning: Contains strong or discriminatory language. Listener discretion advised.

©2022 J.P. Powell (P)2022 Bolinda Publishing

Critic reviews

'Enthralling and intriguing, Deception Bay is a finely layered murder mystery. Immaculately researched and full of great detail, Powell's work depicts a fascinating side of Brisbane in WWII.' (Mirandi Riwoe, author of Stone Sky Gold Mountain)

'Deception Bay draws the reader into the page and immerses them in the underbelly of 1940s Brisbane.' (Sulari Gentill, bestselling author of Rowland Sinclair Mysteries)