Don't Say His Name

Don’t say his name

Don’t say it thrice

What happens next

It won’t be nice

Tall Harry

Tall Harry

Tall Harry.

When Detective Stayer takes a job in the idyllic Australian beach town of Thoorgala, he hopes it will offer a chance to reconnect with his sister, Ruby, who he hasn’t spoken to in almost a decade.

As local women are found murdered on the sand dunes, marked with a peculiar symbol, locals begin blaming Tall Harry, a shadowy urban legend, as the culprit. And when Stayer’s sister Ruby also goes missing, Stayer finds himself reluctantly teaming up with Sister Catherine Kelley, a woman steeped in the town’s folklore to help solve the crime. Digging deeper, the detective and nun discover Ruby may be harbouring secrets of her own.
 
As the investigation intensifies, Stayer must confront the dark side of picturesque Thoorgala before this folkloric figure exacts any more of its promised revenge ...

About the Author

Rachel Givney is an internationally bestselling author and filmmaker. She has worked for many of Australia's most beloved and critically acclaimed shows including Offspring, McLeod's Daughters, All Saints, The Warriors, and many more. Her short films have been official selections at Tropfest, Flickerfest and the Sydney Film Festival. Her debut novel, Jane in Love, received a starred review from Booklist and was shortlisted for the Virginia Prize. It has been published in fourteen countries and translated into eight languages so far. Film rights were optioned by Di Novi Pictures, the producers of Little Women, and Amazon Studios. Her second novel, Secrets My Father Kept , was released to critical acclaim. Don't Say His Name is her third novel.