When an American navy ship docks in Fremantle it brings a wave of trouble. Frank Swann is back in another edgy and disturbing crime thriller that’s far too close to the truth for comfortable reading.

It is Fremantle in 1989 and Frank is at home, suffering from an undiagnosed nd debilitating illness. When Frank is called in to investigate an incident at a local brothel, it soon appears there is a link between the death of two women and the arrival of the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the port city. Shore Leave is the fourth book in the Frank Swann series. It also features Lee Southern, the main character from True West.

David Whish-Wilson was born in Newcastle, NSW, but grew up in Singapore, Victoria and WA. He left Australia aged 18 to live for a decade in Europe, Africa and Asia. His most recent novel, True West, was published by Fremantle Press in 2019. David lives in Fremantle and coordinates the creative writing program at Curtin University.