Where Truth Ends by Mark Smith due 26 May
Mark Smith is an award-winning author based on Victoria's Surf Coast, where he surfs, writes novels and stories, and runs outdoor education programs for young adults.
He is the author of four young adult novels including the highly acclaimed Winter Trilogy. He has written award-winning short fiction, published in Australia and overseas, and has also curated two short story anthologies. His adult fiction debut, Three Boys Gone, was a bestseller
Meg Maher thought she was doing the right thing. Now she's on the run.
When a peaceful climate protest ends with a violent explosion in the city centre, every member of the protest group becomes a suspect. The incident is declared a terrorist attack.
But the authorities aren't the only ones hunting Meg.
Scared and alone, Meg seeks refuge with her father, Luke, knowing that every word she says puts him in danger too. But as the terrorism investigation closes in, Meg is forced to question everything: her friends, her cause, even herself. Was her group of activists infiltrated from the start? Or has someone twisted their mission beyond recognition?
What happens when the truth is the first thing to burn?
Where Truth Ends is a taut, character-driven thriller by award-winning author of Three Boys Gone Mark Smith, about what happens when the fight for change becomes a fight for survival.Â
