Murder of the Innocent. Sydney. Summer 1943

1944. King’s Cross. The red light district of Sydney is alive with noise, bright lights, American soldiers on leave – and vice.

Nearby, Annie Watson is hoping for a few days’ vacation with her cousin, Monica Jeffrey. But when Annie intervenes to save an orphan girl, she is enmeshed in a murder conspiracy involving gangsters, drug addicts, thugs and prostitutes. Discovering the time and place of the arranged murder, Annie tries desperately, in her inimitable manner, to avert the tragedy.

Unorthodox methods are called for, and Annie, as usual, is not afraid to use them.

About the Author

Tony Brennan gained Post Grad degrees from University and spent some years lecturing in English Lit and then tutoring in Abnormal Psychology. He wrote academic articles then turned to Fiction. He began with Short Stories and his first book, 'Is There Anyone There?' was accepted and published by Ginninderra Press in 2016 which surprised him greatly. He then entered an International Short Story competition and was a prize-winning runner-up. With this boost to his ego he set about writing a six part Mystery series, called the Annie Watson Mysteries, on the situation of those who were left at home during WW2. He spent a couple of years researching this period which changed the face of Australia. 'The Blight of Lady Emily' is the third book in the series.
Tony Brennan is Australian and lives in Sydney.