num_pages: 368
description: 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 deepIf you encounter the Black Wind while out there at sea all you can do is race back to shore. Theres no predicting it no sailing it no living with it. And if youre 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 cant 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 isnt 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
language: English
title: The Deep
publisher: Penguin Books Australia