Boone Shepard

Boone is taking a break from writing for The Chronicle newspaper to hunt down and destroy every last copy of a very rare, very dangerous book. But then his editor calls to demand he investigate a missing persons case deep in the Scottish Highlands-in the company of his rival, photographer Promethia Peters-and he is forced to abandon his personal goals and get back to work. Restless and begrudging, Boone is unprepared when this hunt leads him back to the one story that won't stop chasing him-his own. Boone Shepard is the first in a series of young adult novels following the adventures of an Australian expat, errant journalist and accidental hero.

The Boone Shepard series is a globe- and time-trotting story of a young man trying desperately to escape a past that always finds a way to catch up with him. The first novel starts in 1960s Britain then jumps back to 1882 with cameos from the likes of Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle and Bram Stoker, as well as some of their most famous creations. The narrative eventually returns to the 60s for a startling twist and exciting conclusion to show that no matter how far you run you can never outrun your past.

About the Author

Gabriel Bergmoser was born in New Zealand in 1991 to a Kiwi mother and Austrian father. He has a wealth of performed plays to his name, including the futuristic Babylon trilogy, Beatles comedy We Can Work it Out and The Lucas Conundrum. He regularly charms and enrages listeners from all over the world with his -reworking of films and TV shows on the podcast Movie Maintenance. In 2015 he completed his Master of Screenwriting at the Victorian College of the Arts and won the Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award, which saw him flown to the International Emmy Awards in New York to collect his prize.

Gabriel lives in Melbourne, where he spends his time writing and not doing much else. His two favourite things are dinosaurs and Bruce Springsteen. Boone Shepard first appeared in a whimsical mystery novel when Gabriel was sixteen and never left.