Book Cover Revealed! Melina Marchetta’s Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil

Fans of Melina Marchetta, rejoice! The cover of her new book, Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil, has just been revealed. And it’s a little different…

This book is a departure from her usual children’s/teen books. We all fell in love with Looking for Alibrandi, Saving Francesca, The Piper’s Son, On the Jellicoe Road, The Gorgon in the Gully and her first fantasy, Finnikin of the Rock; now she’s back, however with her first adult book – Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil.

It’s part family saga, part crime fiction. I told you it was different.

Here’s the blurb:

Chief Inspector Bish Ortley of the London Met, divorced and still grieving the death of his son, has been drowning his anger in Scotch. Something has to give, and he’s no sooner suspended from the force than a busload of British students is subject to a deadly bomb attack across the Channel. Bish’s daughter is one of those on board.

Also on the bus is Violette LeBrac. Raised in Australia, Violette has a troubled background. Thirteen years ago her grandfather bombed a London supermarket, killing dozens of people. Her mother, Noor, is serving a life sentence in connection with the incident. But before Violette’s part in the French tragedy can be established she disappears.

Bish, who was involved in Noor LeBrac’s arrest, is now compelled to question everything that happened back then. And the more he delves into the lives of the family he helped put away, the more he realises that truth wears many colours.

With its cast of unforgettable characters, social insight and wry wit, Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil is an irresistible novel about human identity, lost children and the nature of real love.

We’ll read anything by Melina Marchetta! Find out more about this beloved Aussie author here.

Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil

by Melina Marchetta

Chief Inspector Bish Ortley of the London Met, divorced and still grieving the death of his son, has been drowning his anger in Scotch. Something has to give, and he’s no sooner suspended from the force than a busload of British students is subject to a deadly bomb attack across the Channel. Bish’s daughter is one of those on board.

Also on the bus is Violette LeBrac. Raised in Australia, Violette has a troubled background. Thirteen years ago her grandfather bombed a London supermarket, killing dozens of people. Her mother, Noor, is serving a life sentence in connection with the incident. But before Violette’s part in the French tragedy can be established, she disappears.

Bish, who was involved in Noor LeBrac’s arrest, is now compelled to question everything that happened back then. And the more he delves into the lives of the family he helped put away, the more he realises that truth wears many colours ...

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