The Scarlet Macaw

By Matt Durrant

Jerome Cardinal, ex-cop, ex-bouncer and now full time private investigator, is open to business to whatever Sydney’s infamous underbelly has to offer.

Feathers, fists and frustration
When Sydney aristocrat Ms Daphne Hartley loses her prized pet macaw she’s confident of foul play and forces a reluctant Cardinal to take the case. Hoping for a simple case of a pet that has flown the coop, Cardinal realises that a bird in the hand is probably worse than any in the bush, as the search of the macaw heats up and rapidly descends into a dangerous cocktail of fists and feathers.

About the Jerome Cardinal private investigator series
A former federal police officer, Jerome Cardinal is toiling away in the sometime exciting but often dull world of private investigations. With a laid back optimism, he’s too young to be crusty and jaded, and lives for the opportunity to solve that next challenging case. Living on his wits since he left the force, he squats at the luxurious house of a best friend while he runs his fledging PI business in a pokey Surry Hills studio. The latest addition to the Australian crime and mystery thriller series, fans of Cliff Hardy and Jack Irish will appreciate Jerome Cardinal as the newest upstart in the Australian private detective fiction world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Matt Durrant
• Release date: Jan 2, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370412006

Matt Durrant

Born in Australia, Matt has lived and travelled around the world since completing his film and business studies at University. He spent 10 years working as a civil servant while continuing to write, direct and produce both short and feature length films. His most recent film work was writing and directing the short film called Pocket Money about two young boys who encounter a gangland shooting. The film was funded though Screen New South Wales Emerging Filmmakers Fund and has screened at festivals around the world, having won awards including Best Screenplay and Best Young Actor. Matt continues to write and develop screenplays for feature films and long form television series, while also launching his debut novel, Sydney's Girl, the first in a new private investigator series.

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