The Trojan Dog

Dorothy Johnston

PB 280 PP 215 x 145 1862544867 $22.95 Crime Fiction APN 9781862544864 Wakefield Press

I should ask your department’s accountant whether he’s missing nine hundred thousand bucks.

This is the anonymous message that will change Sandra Mahoney’s life.

When a powerful but unpopular bureaucrat is accused of theft and computer fraud, Sandra is convinced that the charge is false. But how to track down the culprit when almost anyone could be an enemy? In her search for the truth, Sandra finds herself in a battle of wits against an elusive and unscrupulous opponent, a battle in which no-one’s allegiance can be taken for granted.

In the first of a remarkable new series, Dorothy Johnston has produced a compelling story of computer crime, loyalty and betrayal against the backdrop of a city – and a country – on the cusp of political change.

By the same author:

Eden

The House at Number 10

One for the Master

The White Tower

‘A page-turner.’ – Canberra Times

‘Johnston is an exceptionally good writer.’ – Age

‘Detective Sergeant Brook is one of the most unusual and attractive characters to hit the Australian crime scene in years.’ – Advertiser

‘Johnston’s Canberra is transparently, even brilliantly immediate.’ – Sydney Morning Herald