Book description
Maddie Finn lives with her mother above a converted stable in the
grounds of a big house owned by the gloomy Harold Delamore. It's their
'cosy refuge against the world' and Maddie's favourite task is to walk
Sal, Mr Delamore's rare, prize-winning dog. But one day Maddie and her
mother are given two months notice by the trouble-making Delia Delamore,
home from her boarding school - or has she been expelled?
And when Maddie takes Sal for a walk the next morning, Delia comes
too...into a dark alley, where a gang of kidnappers is waiting...
But who do they want?
Maddie Finn
is a tense, exciting story of a difficult friendship by Garry Disher,
bestselling author of The Divine Wind
and The Bamboo Flute
. Garry Disher grew up on a wheat and wool farm in South Australia. He
has an MA in Australian History and has lived, worked and travelled in
England, Italy, Israel and southern Africa. In 1978 he was awarded a
creative writing fellowship to Stanford University, where he wrote his
first collection of short stories. Garry worked as a writing lecturer
between the years 1980 and 1988, before becoming a full-time writer. His
publications include short stories, literary novels, crime thrillers,
anthologies and award-winning children's titles.
