From the bestselling breakout author of The Bluffs comes a heart-stopping new thriller set on the rugged coast of Tasmania about modern-day pirates, family bonds and betrayals, and the hidden dangers that lurk in the deep…
If you encounter the Black Wind while out there at sea, all you can do is race back to shore. There’s no predicting it, no sailing it, no living with it. And if you’re a Dempsey, it can play tricks on your mind. . .
On the Tasman Peninsula, nestled amidst the largest sea-cliffs in the southern hemisphere, is Shacktown. Here the Dempsey family have run a drug ring for generations, using the fishing industry and the deadly Black Wind as cover. But when thirteen-year-old Forest Dempsey walks out of the ocean, bruised and branded, everything is imperilled – because Forest has been believed dead for the last seven years.
Mackerel Dempsey, out of jail on strict bail conditions, is trying to change his fate, doing his best to keep out of trouble before his next court date. His cousin Ahab has renounced the family altogether, in favour of working to keep the town and its fragile tourism economy safe. But in their search for answers about Forest, both Mackerel and Ahab can’t help but be drawn back into the underworld. What on earth happened to the boy all those years ago? And does it have anything to do with the infamous drug kingpin Blackbeard, who is rumoured to be moving in on Shacktown?
When secrets long thought buried at sea wash up on shore, generations of the Dempsey family must stand up for what they believe in, even if it means sacrificing everything. But in the gritty fight between right and wrong, blood isn’t always thicker than water, and everyone is at risk of being pulled under...
From the bestselling breakout author of The Bluffs comes a heart-stopping new thriller set on the rugged coast of Tasmania about modern-day pirates, family bonds and betrayals, and the hidden dangers that lurk in the deep…
Praise for Kyle Perry:
‘The Bluffs establishes Perry as a fierce new talent.' Apple Books
‘The narrative races along, pulling the reader from page to page with a freight-train momentum that starts with the first word and ends with the final full stop.’ The Examiner
‘A spine-tingling and absorbing crime thriller about small-town secrets and mythic bush tales. This atmospheric read will keep you turning the pages until the very end.’ Who Weekly
‘A riveting story that will give even a seasoned thriller reader goosebumps.’ Better Reading
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With enough twists and turns to completely rock the boat, Perry’s, “The Deep,” will surely carry you away to the atmospheric Tasman Peninsula down to the last detail, where a new secret awaits every chapter. A dysfunctional family, layers of deception and years of mystery to uncover... what lurks in The Deep? Go ahead and take the plunge. - Jessalyn (QBD)
Guest, 05/08/2021
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Dark-twisted tale amongst the modern local shores of Tasmania, where pirates still reside... Kyle Perry gives us a fast-paced thriller with unsolved mysteries from The Deep dark waters...Where secrets may be better hidden for both the right or wrong reasons... and family love can make you cry with both happiness and pain... - Sheila (QBD)
Guest, 04/08/2021
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The Black Wind, the Business and the Dempseys. The three forces that shackle a small town in Tasmania to its past.
When young Forest Dempsey is returned marked with a threatening message, the Dempsey family must battle the ghosts from the past and the challenges of the future as the curse of the Dempseys comes to wreak havoc on all that live in Shacktown. A fully formed and intriguing novel. - Nathan (QBD)
Guest, 04/08/2021
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The Deep by Kyle Perry is a great thriller set in beautiful Tasmania. Full of twists and turns and characters who are not who you think, The Deep is a fantastic page turning stay up til you finish it read! Fans of Jane Harper will love this book. Loved it! - Tracey (QBD)
Guest, 04/08/2021
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Shacktown is a remote Tasmanian coastal town, run by the drug ring family the Dempseys and filled to the brim with secrets. When a child long thought dead emerges from the ocean, those secrets threaten to spill out. In "The Deep" Kyle Perry has written a tale of grey morality, toxic masculinity and inevitable mayhem that fans of Chris Hammer and Jane Harper will be unable to put down. - Matthew (QBD)
Guest, 03/08/2021
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A haunting thriller- what appears on the surface not what lurks beneath. Be prepared to be drawn into the Dempsey family, on the surface they run an Abalone business, deep beneath they are calculating drug smugglers & dealers. When Forest Demspey returns after being missing for 7 years the family close ranks around him to try and discover the truth of his disappearance. Who holds the answers? - Sheridan (QBD)
Guest, 03/08/2021
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Excellent debut novel by Kyle Perry! Modern day pirates, buried secrets and a missing boy amongst the backdrop of Tasmania; what more could you ask for? If Jane Harper and Chris Hammer wrote a book together, this would be the result!!The Deep was fantastic from beginning to end! - Elizabeth (QBD)
Guest, 03/08/2021
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A new thriller by Kyle Perry, involving small towns and secrets. If you liked Jane Harper and Chris Hammer make this one your next read! - Kylie (QBD)
Guest, 02/08/2021
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A fast paced crime novel that delves deep into the underworld of a Tasmanian crime family. With an amazing array of characters and a twisting storyline that explores the extent of ones loyalty, addiction, loss, lies and betrayal, this story will have you sitting on the edge of your seat the whole way through! - Branwyn (QBD)
Guest, 02/08/2021
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Crime fiction, modern day pirates, testing the bonds of family - Kyle Perry's new crime thriller set in the Tasman peninsula has it all. Perfect for fans of Australian crime fiction like 'The Dry' or fanstasy fans looking to dip their feet in crime fiction for the first time! - Maya (QBD)
Guest, 01/08/2021
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From the bestselling authour of The Bluffs comes an electrifiying thriller, set in a small Tasmanian coastal town. Filled with mystery, suspense and family secrets, this book will have readers fully immersed within its atomspheric and layered plot. Perry's gripping writing style makes this modern pirate tale a must-read. Recommended for fans of Jane Harper. - Elijah (QBD)
Guest, 01/08/2021
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Set in the heart of Tasmania, 'The Deep' tells the tale of the Dempsey family- a family brimming with dark secrets. When Forest Dempsey emerges from the ocean after being presumed dead for the last 7 years, the search for answers begins. Kyle Perry's 'The Deep' is everything that great Australian crime fiction should be. It is it's beating heart and pulsating heart. Do not pass this one by. - Joanna (QBD)
Guest, 31/07/2021
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Set in Tasmania, The Deep is centred on the Dempsey family, led by a unwielding matriarch, who will do anything to protect 'The Business' and the empire she has created. This well written book is difficult to put down as you are sucked deeper and deeper into this mystery. Murder, greed and small town secrets, Kyle Perry will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. - Julie (QBD)
Guest, 30/07/2021
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Set amidst the rugged, windswept cliffs of the Tasman Peninsula, "The Deep" chronicles the hauntingly atmospehric tale of a divided drug ring family as they endeavour to unravel the mystery behind the reappearance of a teenage family member who was presumed dead for 8 years. Perry's exploration of whether blood truly is thicker than water chills you to the bone. Perfect for fans of Chris Hammer. - Grace (QBD)
Guest, 30/07/2021
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"Black wind at morning, Sailors take warning. Black wind at night, death is in sight"
Kylie Perry delivers an unputdownable thrillernin The Deep. Set in tasmania with the Dempsey family who use the wind and the fishing industry to hide their crime ring, The deep will have you on the edge of your seat with twists that make you gasp out loud. - Jessica (QBD)
Guest, 29/07/2021
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Bestselling author of The Bluffs is back with another unforgettable thriller! Set in Tasmania, The Deep follows a crime family, and what happens when a boy thought to be dead walks onto the shore and into their lives. Fans of Jane Harper and Chris Hammer will love this! - Megan (QBD)
Guest, 29/07/2021
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Underbelly meets Captain Jack Sparrow!
Who would have thought-drug smuggling and modern day pirates in Tasmania! Crime matriarch Ivy runs the seaside town of Shacktown. But Blackbeard the pirate wants to take over .
Things really hot up when Forest Dempsey returns after being missing for several years. Family skeletons don't just come out of the closet, they explode out! Twists & turns aplenty! - Peter (QBD)
Guest, 29/07/2021
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Kyle Perrys new novel is a dark and twisting tale of family and what it means to be a man. Set in beautiful coastal Tasmania the Dempsey families lives are turned upside when Forest, a boy long thought to be dead, turns up after 8 years. What happened to him in that time? And where are the people he was with? With a riveting plot and diverse cast this novel will have you on the edge of your seat. - Abbie (QBD)
Guest, 28/07/2021
