Just Like the Night

When is it time to stop protecting family, and time to start running… Out on parole after serving over eight years in prison, Sera Olin can't shake her past. As a child travelling around America, her charismatic father introduced her to a life of crime, easy cons and fixed card games before they escaped to Australia to go straight -- but walking the line isn't that easy for Sera. As she tries to settle into an honest life in Sydney all she wants is to see her estranged daughter, Lena. But Lena is grown up now, and involved with people far worse than Sera understands. When Sera is drawn further into the pit of Lena's choices, she is forced to confront the possibility that a mother's sacrifice might not be enough. Set in the bleak underbelly of Sydney, Just Like the Night is a gripping exploration of loneliness, conscience, and the ties that bind. 'Sydney's bright, indifferent edges frame this controlled and inescapable noir. This is lean, exacting prose with teeth. A belter.' ROBERT LUKINS, author of Loveland and Somebody Down There Likes Me