John Order Politician & Sleuth Series BOOK 8

Why would a shady businessman go to considerable lengths to disappear overseas only to return home to Canberra to be murdered?

One of several questions puzzling John Order from a casual association with the man, along with why another local businessman wants him to stay away from his dealings with a big developer.

And then there’s the estranged daughter of the building tycoon, along with the usual parliamentary power games.

Twentieth century crime and tragedy lies behind Order’s eighth involvement in deception and death.

About the Author

Greg Cornwell AM was a member of the ACT Legislative Assembly, Canberra’s local legislature, from 1992-2004 (Speaker 1995-2001).  He has written three other crime novellas featuring John Order MLA, who, apart from fighting against attempts to end his own (political) life, manages to attract bodies both dead and alive.

The novellas are sequential but stand alone and include: Order and the Suspect Suicide, Order and Mrs Cohen’s Conviction, Order and the Abandoned Body, Order and the Merimbula Mystery, Order and the Luckless Lovers, Order and the Parliamentary Conference, Order and the Motel Murders, and Order and the Curse Crime.

Married, he lives in Canberra with wife Margaret.