Blake Knox, a young Australian working on his novel in France, ­finds himself in a police cell, caught up in a crime that echoes scenes from his own manuscript. As Inspecteur Sauveur pores over the details of the case, the facts ceaselessly point to the author. Blake’s secret liaison with an Icelandic beauty and the intimate familiarity of the Provence setting of his manuscript are only the beginning… 

Will Blake be jailed for a murder he believed was just part of a good story? And what will his fiancée make of this? 

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Geoffrey Gates

Geoffrey Gates was born in Sydney, where he lives with his family. He is the author of IP Picks 2005 Best Fiction winnerA Ticket for Perpetual Locomotion, as well as short stories published in a range of literary journals such asSoutherly, LINQ, UQ Vanguardand Verandah.  Geoffrey teaches English and creative writing to senior school students, and has worked as a teacher in Australia, England and Germany. He has spent many months in the Provence and Drome regions of France where he drew inspiration as the setting for The Copyart Murders, his second novel.

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