Smoke
$21.84
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2026
Summary
‘The best crime book I’ve read this year. Kept me guessing right to the end. The setting is brilliant, the characters compelling, the writing elegant, the plot bewitching, the tension palpable. A winner.’ — Chris Hammer
‘A great book and an engrossing read that I just could not put down. Michael Brissenden has delivered an intense, diabolically smart and unforgettable novel.’ — Dervla McTiernan
‘Smoke by Michael Brissenden is a powerful, haunting and exceptionally well written…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761639944 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1761639943 |
| Author: | Michael Brissenden |
| Publisher: | Affirm Press |
| Imprint: | Affirm Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 198mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
‘A great book and an engrossing read that I just could not put down. Michael Brissenden has delivered an intense, diabolically smart and unforgettable novel.’ - Dervla McTiernan
‘Smoke by Michael Brissenden is a powerful, haunting and exceptionally well written novel that kept me reading late into the night trying to figure it out and stayed with me long after I finished it’ - Don Winslow
‘Atmospheric, fast-paced, and almost unbearably tense - I was deeply immersed in Alex Markov’s dangerous, unpredictable world. Brissenden has created characters you’ll care about and a page-turner that’ll keep you guessing. This is a cracking crime novel and his best book yet.’ - Mark Brandi
‘A blistering tale of murder, betrayal, and corruption in small town America. The writing is so good I could feel the heat of the California wildfires. Smoke could just be the best crime thriller you’ll read this year.’ - Tim Ayliffe
‘This is a must read for all who love the crime genre’. - The Weekend Australian
‘This is superior crime writing’. - Canberra Weekly
‘A fast-paced, good old-fashioned detective story, and fans of rural crime reading will relish the setting’. - Readings Monthly
‘Quietly gripping then wildly gripping … an excellent read’. - Good Reading
‘Haunting’. - Glasshouse Country News
‘The best crime book I’ve read this year. Kept me guessing right to the end. The setting is brilliant, the characters compelling, the writing elegant, the plot bewitching, the tension palpable. A winner.’ - Chris Hammer
‘Trenchant, vivid and densely plotted, this is Brissenden’s best book so far’. - The Age/The Sydney Morning Herald
Michael Brissenden
Michael Brissenden
Michael Brissenden is a journalist and foreign correspondent with 35 years of experience at the ABC. He has been posted to Moscow, Brussels, and Washington, and spent many years in Canberra, holding various roles. These include Political Editor for ABC-TV’s 7.30 and reporter for the ABC’s investigative television documentary program Four Corners.
Michael has authored four books, including his highly successful 2024 release Smoke and the number one bestseller Dust, published in 2025.
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