About Darwin’s Wake:
A shocking crime of international significance is discovered on Darwin’s docks in the far north of Australia. The local police race to find those responsible before the authorities from the south arrive to claim the credit. Roland Redman and Kamahli, a beautiful refugee from Sri Lanka’s long and brutal civil war, are Sergeant Yates prime suspects.
A series of events illustrate how the best intentions can end in vastly different outcomes. Darwin’s Wake tells of lives colliding in the Top End heat in the steamy build up to the tropical monsoon.
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Author Bio:
Pete Mitchell is the author of Darwin’s Wake, a contemporary crime novel set in Australia and Sri Lanka. Darwin’s Wake is described as “a well-written and thought-provoking contemporary novel that explores complex social questions in the context of a mystery” and “more than a crime novel it’s about characters and their stories, redemption, and questions of whether the ends justify the means.”
A scientist by day and a writer of fiction by night, Pete has written a book that both entertains and encourages the reader to think. Pete is a graduate of Curtin University and a member of Writer’s Victoria. He has extensively published works of non-fiction. Darwin’s Wake is his first novel.
As an author, Pete is interested in exploring the shades between good and evil, where circumstance and environment play roles in influencing moral reality. An obligation to optimize the gifts that we have and keen observation of people and place, inspired by personal connection and travel infuse his writing. Pete is the winner of several prizes for his scientific undertakings, and he lives in the beautiful city of Perth, Western Australia.
When he is not writing, he is reading, as all aspiring authors should be. His new year’s resolutions include submitting to the Australian Writers Centre’s Furious Fiction writing competition every month and becoming a passable player of the ukulele.