Skin Deep

When washed up journalist Harry Hendrick wakes with a hangover and a strange symbol tattooed on his neck, he shrugs it off as a bad night out.yWhen more tattoos appear ? accompanied by visions of war-torn Afghanistan, bikies, boat people, murder, bar fights and a mysterious woman ? he begins to dig a little deeper.yHarry's search leads him to Jess McGrath. She's successful, married; they are drawn to each other though they have nothing in common but unwanted tattoos and high definition nightmares. Together, they edge closer toyunearthing the truth behind the sinister disappearance of an SAS hero and his girlfriend Kyla.yThere's a federal election looming, with pundits tipping a landslide win for opposition leader Andrew Cardinal. Harry knows there's a link between these disturbing visions and Cardinal's shadowy past, and is compelled to right wrongs, one way or another.yySkin Deepyis the thrilling, layered, genre-bending debut novel of Brisbane author and journalist Gary Kemble.'With an intense and immediate sense of place, a cracking pace and a great everyman hero, Skin Deep is by turns thrilling and haunting, and will keep readers glued to the page.'?Angela Slatter