The Shark Net
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: uncorrecte proof copy.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
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A gripping blend of memoir and true crime, The Shark Net chronicles Robert Drewe's childhood and adolescence in Perth, Western Australia, during the 1950s and 1960s — a sun-drenched city that harboured a shocking secret beneath its idyllic surface. Drewe reconstructs his coming-of-age with vivid, lyrical precision, capturing the rituals of suburban life, the pull of the Indian Ocean, and the dawning awareness of a world far more dangerous than it appears. The narrative takes a chilling turn as it uncovers the story of serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke, whose random murders terrorised Perth and whose path intersected, disturbingly, with Drewe's own family. Written with a novelist's eye for atmosphere and a journalist's instinct for truth, the memoir balances warmth and dread in equal measure, illustrating how violence can shatter the innocence of an entire community. The result is a haunting and beautifully crafted portrait of lost innocence, memory, and the dark undercurrents that run beneath even the most ordinary of lives.
Author: Robert Drewe
Format: Paperback
Published: 2000, Viking
Genre: Biography
Edition: uncorrecte proof copy.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A gripping blend of memoir and true crime, The Shark Net chronicles Robert Drewe's childhood and adolescence in Perth, Western Australia, during the 1950s and 1960s — a sun-drenched city that harboured a shocking secret beneath its idyllic surface. Drewe reconstructs his coming-of-age with vivid, lyrical precision, capturing the rituals of suburban life, the pull of the Indian Ocean, and the dawning awareness of a world far more dangerous than it appears. The narrative takes a chilling turn as it uncovers the story of serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke, whose random murders terrorised Perth and whose path intersected, disturbingly, with Drewe's own family. Written with a novelist's eye for atmosphere and a journalist's instinct for truth, the memoir balances warmth and dread in equal measure, illustrating how violence can shatter the innocence of an entire community. The result is a haunting and beautifully crafted portrait of lost innocence, memory, and the dark undercurrents that run beneath even the most ordinary of lives.