Cutler

Paul Cutler is a former undercover operative, now working off the books for his handler, Malik Khalil. When Cutler is tasked with investigating the disappearance of an Australian marine scientist on a Taiwanese distant water fishing vessel, Cutler realises that the apparent murder hes investigating points to a slew of much darker crimes. Onboard, Cutler discovers that the vessels crew members are kept as slaves, subject to brutal punishment and forced to work long hours with little rest. And when he learns of the recent massacre of the crew of an Indonesian fishing vessel in the same waters, he realises his quest for the truth will be meaningless if he cannot escape with his life. A ripping page-turner about shameful secrets just across the horizon the subsidised rape of our oceans and the enslavement of the mariners who labour in the ravenous maw of industrial fishing. TIM WINTON Sharp and insightful, Cutler is a highly charged slow-burn thriller and an unflinching portrayal of the perilous state of our oceans and the dark side of the fishing industry. A prescient, urgent story for our times. SARA FOSTER