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Beyond Year Zero

Published by Big Sky Publishing
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

A gritty, pacey crime thriller set in the dark heart of Cambodia.

Cambodia – seething hotbed of desperation and vice. The Khmer Rouge fighters are long dead but their murderous legacy has left a population gripped by violence. Into this cauldron of psychosis and trauma steps CARL MEISSNER, a 32-year-old unemployed investigative journalist recently fired over his reporting of a paedophile scandal involving a prominent Sydney judge. Carl has been hired by a wealthy Sydney businessman to find his missing twin brother, last sighted in Cambodia.

Forced to face his own demons, he sinks into Cambodia’s dark underworld of child pornography, human-organ trafficking, personal and political corruption, cannibalism, incest and drugs.

Getting into this dangerous breeding ground of insanity is one thing. Getting out is another …

About The Author

LAWRENCE HELD trained at the ‘Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art’ (London), worked in theatre and television in the UK and Europe, presented a nine-part series for the BBC, acted in Waiting for Godot and Endgame, directed by Beckett, developed scripts for ‘Film Victoria’, published a book of humorous short stories called Once A Jolly Swagperson (Pan Macmillan) and has written book reviews for the Sydney Morning Herald. He now tutors English to foreign students and creative writing to aspiring authors.  His first novel, Beyond Year Zero, draws on his experience living in Cambodia, where he taught street kids English. Author currently resides in Bondi, NSW.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Big Sky Publishing (August 3, 2022)
  • Length: 270 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781922765475

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