The Friends of Kiama Library invite you to special end-of-year event -  an evening of crime with James Dunbar (Mole Creek) and Tim Ayliffe (The Wrong Man) in discussion with Ryan Butta. James Dunbar will launch his new novel, Twisted River - set in Kiama!

Twisted River

It’s not only the guilty who have something to hide.

When Cate and Rory Porter return from a European holiday, they make a nightmare discovery. Their credit cards have been cancelled, their bank accounts emptied, and their phones and internet cut off. Their home in the New South Wales coastal town of Kiama has been rented out as a holiday let, and their dog and pet-sitter have disappeared. Meanwhile, Cate's work colleagues have received copies of her handwritten resignation letter, posted from Paris, filled with insults and lurid allegations.

Someone has set out to destroy Cate and Rory lives. As the harassment ramps up, some likely suspects emerge. It isn't long before things turn dangerous. Deadly dangerous. Full of sinister twists and turns and dark humour, Twisted River will grip you until the final cliffhanger ending.

James Dunbar

James Dunbar is a journalist, television scriptwriter, travel writer, university lecturer and website editor. Mole Creek (Echo Publishing, 2024) was shortlisted in the Danger Awards. Published as Jimmy Thomson, he is also the author of two crime ‘caper’ novels and two true-crime memoirs, as well as several books about Australian army engineers (sappers) during the Vietnam War.

$25 Friends members / $30 guests (includes drinks and nibbles). Everyone welcome.

Books available for purchase and signing.

Tickets are available online, at the library, or call 02 4233 1133.