The Dying Beach

PRAISE FOR
BEHIND THE NIGHT BAZAAR

‘Like her heroine, Jayne Keeney, author Angela Savage has made an impressive debut in her first novel.'
Courier-Mail

‘In footy when a player kicks a goal with his first kick it is newsworthy, something for the record books. Savage has done the publishing equivalent with her first book, decisively putting one through the big sticks. Better still, Keeney is built to last and this debut has all the makings of a long-running serial…I'm looking forward to the next instalment.'
Age

‘Coolly elegant with a lovely sense of place, Savage directs her authorial tuk-tuk into the literary precinct without sacrificing the requisite violence, corrupt police, edgy social commentary and the need for her heroine to become a lonely social crusader in the best hard-boiled tradition.' Graeme Blundell,
Australian

PRAISE FOR
THE HALF-CHILD

‘One of the most satisfying aspects of this series is its sense of place…Stylish and witty…with rich characterisation and the portrait of a complex culture under threat from both within and without. Savage has an important point to make.'
Sydney Morning Herald

‘Beyond its suspense and exoticism, this is a sobering story about the tragic consequences of Western greed and corrupt adoption practices…a story that has warmth and humanity. Verdict: suspenseful.'
Herald-Sun

‘Angela Savage must have to be one of the most talented authors I have come across, and her novel
The Half-Child
does not disappoint.'
Launceston Examiner

‘This page-turner hooks you in from the start.
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Cosmopolitan

‘Ian Rankin has done it for Edinburgh, Donna Leon for Venice and Colin Cotterill for Laos: now Australian Angela Savage is very competently putting Thailand on the detective story map…leading the reader to hope for a solid ongoing series featuring the tough, smoking, drinking and shagging Bangkok-based Australian PI, Jayne Keeney…Savage not only skilfully entertains her readers but also makes us think poignantly and enlighteningly about the big questions of equality and exploitation, sacrifice and the true nature of courage.
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Adelaide Advertiser

‘What could have been a standard crime thriller is elevated many levels with Savage's knowledgeable depiction of life in Thailand—and the elastic morals required to survive. Funny, heart-wrenching and informative, Savage's heroine is someone readers will want to share a beer with.
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