On the Java Ridge (Paperback)

Jock Serong

ISBN 10: 1925498395 / ISBN 13: 9781925498394

Published by Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2017

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Paperback. From the prize-winning author of The Rules of Backyard Cricket and Quota comes a timely literary political thriller with a cracking narrative and heart-stopping writing.Amid the furious ocean there was no human sound on deck: some people standing, watching the wave, but no one capable of words. On the Java Ridge, skipper Isi Natoli and a group of Australian surf tourists are anchored beside an idyllic reef off the Indonesian island of Dana.In the Canberra office of Cassius Calvert, Minister for Border Integrity, a Federal election looms and (not coincidentally) a hardline new policy is being announced regarding maritime assistance to asylum-seeker vessels in distress.A few kilometres away from Dana, the Takalar is having engine trouble. Among the passengers fleeing from persecution are Roya and her mother, and Roya's unborn sister.The storm now closing in on the Takalar and the Java Ridge will mean catastrophe for them all.With On the Java Ridge Jock Serong, bestselling author of The Rules of Backyard Cricket, brings us a literary novel with the pace and tension of a political thriller - and some of the most compelling, heartstopping writing about the sea since Patrick O'Brian. A timely literary political thriller with a cracking narrative and heart-stopping writing. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Java Ridge (Paperback)
• Publisher: Text Publishing, Melbourne
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1925498395
• ISBN 13: 9781925498394
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In the nation’s capital, the Minister for Border Integrity is set to announce a hardline policy about offering assistance to asylum-seekers in boats. A group of Australian surf tourists have anchored their vessel, Java Ridge, beside an idyllic reef off the Indonesian coast. A few kilometers away, the Takalar is having engine trouble. Among the passengers fleeing from persecution are Roya and her pregnant mother. The storm now closing in on the two vessels will mean catastrophe for them all.

About the Author

Jock Serong's debut novel Quota won the 2015 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel. In 2016, The Rules of Backyard Cricket was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award. On the Java Ridge is his third novel. Jock teaches law and writes. He lives with his wife and four children in coastal Victoria. Jock Serong won the Ned Kelly Award for Quota and was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Rules of Backyard Cricket. It was a finalist for the prestigious UK Crime Writers Association Steel Dagger Award for Fiction 2017.