num_pages: 213
description: When a man dressed in a gorilla suit wins the City to Surf long-distance run in Sydney, the nation is intrigued. How could an unknown athlete, encumbered by a preposterously hot and heavy disguise, outstrip some of the world's finest runners, and why did he disappear so mysteriously afterwards?It's not a conundrum that much bothers Adam Hock, Yarrawongamullee's finest entrepreneur and indomitable promoter of tourism in the forgotten towns of Knocklofty, Crooked Corner and Ballymeaner. What with the pressures of organising the High School Class of '61 Reunion and welcoming home from America the area's most famous son, Grammy Award-winning country and western singer Dud Leahy, Ad Hock has more than enough on his plate. Yet when Detective Harley Christian follows the gorilla's footsteps right back to the heart of the Irish New Country, Ad is forced to concede that even the best-laid plans can go awry...
language: English
title: In the New Country
publisher: Trafalgar Square