Hard Yards

First published 2000. Detective novel set in Sydney just prior to the 2000 Olympic Games. Private Investigator Barrett Pike is offered $150,000 to act as bodyguard to a champion sprinter who is being trailed by a bounty hunter. Other characters include a beautiful woman with gangland connections and a team of car bombers. Author's previous titles include 'No Way Back' and 'The Clan', which was shortlisted for the 1996 Ned Kelly Awards.