The Trap

By: Fiona Kelly McGregor

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Paperback | 31 March 2026

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Sydney, 1942: a city in wartime.

As nightclubs are raided the sly-grog trade thrives and public toilets become the hunting grounds for corrupt police running an entrapment scheme.

As journalists, lawyers and establishment figures close in on this scandal, figures from the city's demi-monde must reckon with how to survive in dangerous times.

About the Author

Fiona Kelly McGregor has published a range of books across fiction and non-fiction, most recently the novel Iris, nominated for eight prizes including the Miles Franklin Award, NSW Premiers Award, Stella Prize and ALS Gold Medal. McGregor's previous novel Indelible Ink won Age Book of the Year and was published in French translation by Actes-Sud. Other books include essay collection Buried Not Dead, shortlisted for the Victorian Premiers Literary Award, genre-busting photo-essay A Novel Idea, and the underground classic chemical palace. McGregor writes art criticism and essays for a variety of publications including Art Link, Artist Profile, Sydney Review of Books and more, and when in Sydney, lives and works on Gadigal land.

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