Dark Wave ✧
One summer changes everything for Paloma Knightley. Returning to her family-owned resort on a private island in the Whitsundays, she begins to receive anonymous letters that suggest they are in danger. She calls her ex-boyfriend, ‘legendary’ George Green, a retired surfer now investigator, to do some digging. Ultimately, they uncover secrets darker than they ever wanted to know, and confront their own past of regret, love, and desire. On Songbird Island, the truth is as dazzling and as mercurial as the ocean…
“With luscious prose and a sumptuous setting, Lana Guineay’s debut novella is a brilliant reworking of the classic crime novel.” – Seizure.
Winner of the 2020 Viva La Novella prize.