Beyond Year Zero

Written by Lawrence Held

Narrated by David Muscat

A troubled Australian journalist dives deep into the seedy heart of Cambodia, destroying the life of everyone he encounters – and his own…
Cambodia – seething hotbed of desperation and vice. The Khmer Rouge fighters are long dead but their murderous legacy has left a population gripped by violence. Into this cauldron of psychosis and trauma steps Carl Meissner, a 32-year-old unemployed investigative journalist recently fired over his reporting of a paedophile scandal involving a prominent Sydney judge. Carl has been hired by a wealthy Sydney businessman to find his missing twin brother, last sighted in Cambodia.
Forced to face his own demons, he sinks into Cambodia's dark underworld of child pornography, human-organ trafficking, personal and political corruption, cannibalism, incest and drugs.
Getting into this dangerous breeding ground of insanity is one thing. Getting out is another…
A gritty, pacey crime thriller set in the dark heart of Cambodia.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wavesound from W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: Oct 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781004101238