O’Keefe

When a surge of illicit drugs floods the local port, an undercover operative sheds one false identity for another to reveal the sinister roots of Western Australia’s ‘cocaine gold rush’.

Fresh from his dangerous exploits on the high seas, undercover operative Paul Cutler assumes a new identity to become Paul O’Keefe.

Paul is tasked with stepping into the shadows to reveal the mysteries surrounding a surge of Mexican cartel meth flooding Australian streets. Assigned to infiltrate a newly appointed security company at Fremantle Port, he discovers a clandestine world of off-the-books operations, and a business front that goes far beyond mere security. There’s a dangerous game afoot over who gets control of the port’s smuggling operations, and O’Keefe is caught in the crossfire.

This gripping thriller by David Whish-Wilson shows why he’s renowned as a writer who exposes the underbelly of ‘civil’ societies.