Martin and Claire, still believing their nemesis, Wanda Jean, is dead and buried in Broome, are sent to Warrnambool to investigate a savage and despicable murder.
Before they have time to collect their thoughts, more murders occur—each more bizarre than the last. The latest killings, so reminiscent of their former enemy’s handy work, have the ASIO agents on edge, wondering if their belief of Wanda Jean’s demise is accurate. Or could it be that someone has constructed this web of intrigue to draw them out?
Born in 1943 to a working class family with middle class aspirations, I began writing stories while at school, finally venturing into novels when I retired from teaching in 1997. The result was a series of mystery/thriller novels set in Australia and featuring two unorthodox investigators who work for the fictional Strange & Obscure Cases (SOC) Unit, an autonomous offshoot of ASIO.
Encouraged by positive feedback, the stories flow freely and usually reflect my bizarre sense of reality and weird humour. When the muse's ego is bruised, I bide my time, reworking old short stories into Sci-Fi novels and waiting for new ideas to evolve. The longest time I've gone without writing anything new was eighteen months, but when the drought broke, the words flowed thick and fast.
Three times married with four children, I live in Morwell, Victoria, Australia.
Claire and Martin are trying to celebrate their good news on their vacation when their boss Gavin calls them into investigate a murder. But before they can even get their feet below them more murders happen. It seems that their former enemy, the one that is supposed to be death, may have a hand in these deaths. But that doesn’t make any sense. But it is true. Wanda Jean has escaped death and has a new plan to get pregnant with Martin’s child.
I have not read the other two book this this series. I didn’t really have much trouble figuring out what was going on. A witch, Wanda Jean, is bound and determined to have Martin’s baby. She thinks with Martin’s genes that she will have the world’s most powerful warlock. Martin and Claire are sent to look into some murders that look familiar but can’t possibly be Wanda Jean’s, she is dead. But they are going to have their hands full with murders and Wanda before this book is through.
I really liked this book, I have the first two saved to my wish list on Amazon because I would like to go back and catch up on what I misses. I will warn you, there are some brutal rape scenes and I think some might be bothered. As for me I really liked Spirit of Warrnambool.
I received Spirit of Warrnambool from Candid Book Reviews for free. This has in no way influenced my opinion of this book.
This was an interesting book. I liked the last one more than I did this one. There is a lot going on within it's pages. There were some things I didn't like and read through them quickly while other things were intriguing and held my attention. I think others would like this book a lot more than I did.
This is the first book I've read by Barry Metcalf and I was very impressed. Even though I hadn't read the first two books in the series I was able to follow what was going without confusion. This is not for the faint at heart as there are acts of rape, but the action and characters will keep you on the edge if your seat. I'd like to see what Claire and Martin get themselves into next.
So I had kind of a hard time getting into this book but I pushed on and finished it and ended up liking it. There are some trigger points that could set some people off but the fit into the story that was being told. Life isn't always about the good, sometimes it gets bad to build character! That's exactly what happens throughout this story. I can't wait to read some more! Good Job, Metcalf. Good job
Hops right into the action. Warning not for the faint of heart. There are acts of rape in this book. Do not read if you can't stomach reading it. Martin and Claire are just getting back into the swing of their vacation, only to have it ruined by their boss Gavin. Now they must find the depraved killers in a small town. Unknown to them their nemesis Wanda Jean is very much alive and is at it again but with a new identity, but a different plan to get to her end game. Him. Will she succeed this time round?
So this was really good.. Some trigger spots for those who are sensitive to rape scenes... but the action and characters kept me thrilled and on the edge of my seat. I really enjoyed this and I'm glad I got to rview it