Nick Gadd je spisovateľ, ktorého próza skúma zložité spojenia medzi miestom, pamäťou a ľudskou psychikou. Jeho diela sa vyznačujú bystrým postrehom pre mestské detaily a osobitým spojením vtipu a dojímavosti. Gaddov osobitý prístup sa často ponára do prehliadaných aspektov mestského života, ktorým vdychuje jedinečnú naratívnu rezonanciu. Jeho eseje ďalej skúmajú tieto témy, pričom demonštrujú hlboké zapojenie do štruktúr prežitého zážitku a ozvien straty v našom prostredí.
An international crime novel brilliantly blending humour and mystery with a fascination for typography that is widely shared by today's reading public. This novel takes the reader into the arcane world of typographers and typefaces, of symbols, swashes and glyphs, where the difference between a serif and sans serif could mean life or death.
Philip Trudeau, a once-respected investigative journalist, has stepped on the wrong toes in this cleverly plotted and tightly structured psychological thriller. With his health and personal life deteriorating, Philip is consigned to a suburban newspaper job where he writes trivial filler to be slotted in among the real estate and restaurant advertisements. When he’s sent to cover what appears to be a tragic yet routine death at a level crossing, he is suddenly plunged into a world of political intrigue, business corruption, art theft, and betrayal. Delving deeply into the Australian art world of the 1950s and today, this multilayered mystery packs a strong narrative punch and contains a convincing central character whose own personal story is every bit as compelling as the mystery he inhabits.