Beneath a Rising Sun: The Frontier Series 10 (Paperback)

Peter Watt

ISBN 10: 1743539614 / ISBN 13: 9781743539613

Published by Pan Macmillan Australia, Sydney, 2016

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Paperback. "the home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday AgeAs the Allied forces fight to repel invaders in the Pacific, the Duffy and Macintosh clans face their greatest challenges at home.Sergeant Jessica Duffy relishes her work as a code breaker in MacArthur's headquarters but is also secretly reporting on the Americans to the Prime Minister. When she uncovers treason at the highest levels, neither duty nor dishonour will stop her getting justice.Captain James Duffy, a decorated fighter pilot with the United States Marine Corps, is expected to wait out the war assisting the bond effort, helping to make movies that gloss over the tragic realities of combat. Despite his scars, he is desperate to return to the cockpit.until a chance meeting gives him something new to fight for.Major David Macintosh has survived prison camps, torture and countless battles, but can he endure the machinations of his obsessive cousin, Sarah? Sarah is prepared to do anything to take over the family companies, and will destroy anyone who gets in her way.From the frontlines of the Pacific to the back lots of Hollywood, a new generation faces deadly missions, impossible choices and an inescapable family legacy.PRAISE FOR THE SERIES"A rousing and revealing yarn" Weekend Australian"the historical detail brings the . 19th century to rip-roaring life" The Australian"Watt's fans love his work for its history, adventure and storytelling" Brisbane News The epic Frontier saga continues. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beneath a Rising Sun: The Frontier Series 10 (Paperback)
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia, Sydney
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1743539614
• ISBN 13: 9781743539613
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

<b>"the home grown version of Wilbur Smith" <i>The Sunday Age</i></b><i>As the Allied forces fight to repel invaders in the Pacific, the Duffy and Macintosh clans face their greatest challenges at home.</i>Sergeant Jessica Duffy relishes her work as a code breaker in MacArthur's headquarters but is also secretly reporting on the Americans to the Prime Minister. When she uncovers treason at the highest levels, neither duty nor dishonour will stop her getting justice.Captain James Duffy, a decorated fighter pilot with the United States Marine Corps, is expected to wait out the war assisting the bond effort, helping to make movies that gloss over the tragic realities of combat. Despite his scars, he is desperate to return to the cockpit...until a chance meeting gives him something new to fight for.Major David Macintosh has survived prison camps, torture and countless battles, but can he endure the machinations of his obsessive cousin, Sarah? Sarah is prepared to do anything to take over the family companies, and will destroy anyone who gets in her way.From the frontlines of the Pacific to the back lots of Hollywood, a new generation faces deadly missions, impossible choices and an inescapable family legacy.<b>PRAISE FOR THE SERIES</b>"A rousing and revealing yarn" <i>Weekend Australian</i>"the historical detail brings the ... 19th century to rip-roaring life" <i>The Australian</i>"Watt's fans love his work for its history, adventure and storytelling" <i>Brisbane News</i>

About the Author

Peter has been a soldier, articled clerk to a solicitor, prawn trawler deckhand, builder's labourer, pipe layer, real estate salesman, private investigator, police sergeant and adviser to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. He has lived and worked with Aborigines, Islanders, Vietnamese and Papua New Guineans and speaks, reads and writes Vietnamese and Pidgin.