Dark Harbour - Paperback

by David Lewis Paget (Author)

Any motorist, stopping for petrol in any South Australian country town, would expect to be welcomed with open arms - WRONG - Any stranger, in any South Australian country town, could expect full protection from the police - WRONG - Any woman, visiting a friend at night, in any South Australian country town, could expect to get home again in one piece - WRONG - Not if that town is DARK HARBOUR JUST ASK DAMIEN CURTIS When he pulls in to Dark Harbour late at night, looking for petrol, he meets a drunken driver side on, and watches as his precious possessions float away into the harbour. Forced to stay for the night, he soon discovers that the local inhabitants are more than unfriendly. From the publican to the local cop, he is given to understand that his presence is not welcome there, and in the following days he finds himself subject to all sorts of threats, and these have the effect of making him all the more determined to stay. This decision almost costs him his life.