Wild in the Eye

'Australia's king of crime' - Daily Mail
'A writer at the top of his game' - The Times

DANGER IS COMING TO MELROSE.

In 1960, even ten-year-old Mark Trevelyan knows to be wary of communists. So when his father hires Russian electrician Vasily Alekseev to rewire their home, Mark fears the enemy has reached his remote town in South Australia.

With the aid of his nosey classmate Colin, Mark sets out to expose Vasily for the spy he must be. But in the small town of Melrose, there are always secrets hiding beneath the surface. Any stranger can become a friend. And any neighbour could be the enemy...