Bexford North. Sydney. Winter 1944

Jean Harris, the pretty Land Army Girl from Kelly’s dairy, was enjoying the war. She threw many of the Bexford North men – young and old – into a frenzy of excitement. So when Jean is found brutally murdered, Inspector Bob Peters and his team are not short of local suspects. But their enquiries expand when the murder victim is revealed to be a pivotal figure in criminal war-time activities.
The blackmailing exploits of a precocious and unpleasant child of eleven distract police and hamper their work still further. Annie Watson is determined not to get involved. But then another murder – and a conspiracy to assassinate her daughter’s husband – draw her into the far-reaching investigation. Is it too late to reveal what she knows?

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. 'Death and the Lazy Milkmaid' is the fifth book in the series.
Tony Brennan is Australian and lives in Sydney.