Garry Linnell Livres

A gay bushranger with a love of poetry and guns. A grotesque hangman with a passion for flowers and gardening. A broken young man desperate for love and respect. These men - two of them lovers - are about to bring the era of Australia's outlaws to a torrid and bloody climax. Moonlite is the true and epic story of Andrew George Scott, an Irish-born preacher who becomes, along with Ned Kelly, one of the nation's most notorious and celebrated criminals. Charismatic, intelligent and prone to bursts of madness, Scott captivates churchgoers with his fiery sermons before dubbing himself Captain Moonlite, brazenly holding up a bank and staging one of the country's most audacious jailbreaks. After falling in love with fellow prisoner James Nesbitt, Scott finds himself unable to shrug off his criminal past. Pursued by the police, he stages a dramatic siege and prepares for a final showdown with the law - and a macabre executioner without a nose. Meticulously research and told at a cracking pace, Moonlite is set amid the violent and sexually-repressed era of Australia in the second half of the 19th century. With a cast of remarkable characters, it reveals the extraordinary lives of our bushrangers - and the desperation of a young nation eager to remove the stains of its convict past. But most of all, Moonlite is a tragic love story.

He fought Napoleon’s army and survived.He was sent to the gallows and escaped the noose.Now he is in chains and on his way to the other side of the world. What happens next will become one of the most remarkable survival stories in history.The 19th century has just begun. The world is at war. England, ruled by a mad king, is exiling thousands of criminals to an old land that has become its newest dumping ground.One of those prisoners is William Buckley, barely 21, a former soldier sentenced to life for stealing two small pieces of cloth. He’s a giant for his times. But it’s not just his towering frame that sets him apart. It’s his desire for freedom that will make his story so unique - even in an era famous for outrageous acts of bravery and heroism.On a moonlit night Buckley escapes and disappears into the Australian bush. Discovered and adopted by an aboriginal tribe who regard him as a ghost, he is initiated into their rich and complex culture. Given up for dead by his white captors, he will not be seen again for more than 30 years until he emerges one day...carrying a spear, dressed in animal skins and having forgotten the English language.Buckley’s Chance is a profound journey into a turning point in history where cultures clash, bitter rivals go to war and the body count mounts.It’s also the story of a man who refuses to be held down.A man prepared to defy all odds and take a chance.Buckley’s chance.

The Devil's Work is a gothic journey into the twisted mind of one of history's most depraved serial killers. Set in an era when science and religion collided and many powerful figures believed in ghosts and an afterlife, it raises fresh questions about Demming's role in the Jack the Ripper murders.