Podcast: James Delargy Talks About Travel, Writing and Why He Set His Hit Novel, 55 in Australia

Podcast: James Delargy Talks About Travel, Writing and Why He Set His Hit Novel, 55 in Australia

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Irish author, James Delargy joins Cheryl Akle on this week’s podcast to talk about his journey as a traveller, a writer, and why he chose outback Australia to set his bestselling novel, 55.

Podcast guest: James Delargy

James Delargy was born and raised in Ireland and lived in South Africa, Australia and Scotland, before ending up in semi-rural England where he now lives. He incorporates this diverse knowledge of towns, cities, landscape and culture picked up on his travels into his writing. 55 is his first novel.

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                      Publisher details

                      55
                      Publisher
                      Simon and Schuster
                      Released
                      01 May, 2019
                      ISBN
                      9781471184635

                      Synopsis

                      Who is number 55? A thriller with a killer hook, and an ending that will make you gasp!Wilbrook in Western Australia is a sleepy, remote town that sits on the edge of miles and miles of unexplored wilderness. It is home to Police Sergeant Chandler Jenkins, who is proud to run the town’s small police station, a place used to dealing with domestic disputes and noise complaints.All that changes on a scorching day when an injured man stumbles into Chandler’s station. He’s covered in dried blood. His name is Gabriel. He tells Chandler what he remembers. He was drugged and driven to a cabin in the mountains and tied up in iron chains. The man who took him was called Heath. Heath told Gabriel he was going to be number 55. His 55th victim.Heath is a serial killer.As a manhunt is launched, a man who says he is Heath walks into the same station. He tells Chandler he was taken by a man named Gabriel. Gabriel told Heath he was going to be victim 55.Gabriel is the serial killer.Two suspects. Two identical stories. Which one is the truth?James Delargy has written one of the most exciting debuts of 2019. He masterfully paints the picture of a remote Western Australian town and its people, swallowed whole by the hunt for a serial killer.
                      James Delargy
                      About the author

                      James Delargy

                      James Delargy was born and raised in Ireland and lived in South Africa, Australia and Scotland, before ending up in semi-rural England where he now lives. He incorporates this diverse knowledge of towns, cities, landscape and culture picked up on his travels into his writing. 55 is his first novel.

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