My Island Homicide

Crime and courtroom drama meet island humour and romance in this award-winning debut novel. When Thea Dari-Jones takes the job as Officer in Charge of the Thursday Island police station in Torres Strait, she has no idea that her desire to start anew and return to her mother's Islander roots will be the greatest challenge of her life. Arriving with visions of enjoying a relaxed, idyllic island lifestyle; what she finds instead is a close-knit community divided by a brutal crime and an unexpected relationship with an Islander fisherman Jonah that brings her closer to her own heritage. As Thea investigates the murder, a series of surprising events lead her through the landscape and language of the locals, most of whom are convinced that maydh, or black magic, is the source of the unsolved mystery on the island. From the winner of the 2012 Queensland Literary Awards - Best Emerging Author category, My Island Homicide combines crime, romance and island life into an irresistible tropical package. PRAISE FOR CATHERINE TITASEY 'Told with humour and pathos ... [this is] a rare and affectionate portrait of a place that floats on the edge of mainland Australia's consciousness.' Judges' report, 2012 Queensland Literary Awards ABOUT THE AUTHOR Catherine Titasey was born in Sydney, raised in Papua New Guinea and travelled widely with her family and as a young adult. She studied law at the University of Queensland and then worked as a solicitor before taking an extended overseas adventure that ended on Thursday Island, a multicultural community in the Torres Strait. There she fell in love with a local fisherman and they now have six children. In 2012, Catherine won the Queensland Literary Award for Emerging Queensland Author for the manuscript of this novel. For more information, see www.catherinetitasey.com.au.