NOVEL (327 pages) Published by Echo Publishing (AUS) & Bonnier Zaffre (UK) Blurb: Erma Bridges' life is far from perfect, but entirely ordinary. After years of dedication to academic research, her career is falling apart, all because of a mysterious workplace complaint. So, when she is shot twice by Jenny – a vindictive colleague who has seemingly disappeared – her quiet existence is shattered in an instant. With her would-be murderer dead, no one can give Erma the answers she needs to move on from her trauma. Why her? Why now? Panicked, overworked and on the verge of a nervous breakdown, Erma begins her quest for the truth – and a dangerous, thrilling journey into the heart of darkness. As a web of brutality unfurls around her, Erma uncovers a dark series of crimes on campus and discovers a side of herself unimaginable within the polite world of academia. ‘Ambitious and well-executed.’ — THE GUARDIAN ‘After more than 50 years of reading, about one book a decade really surprises me, and The Spiral looks like being it for the 20s for me.’ — NICK EARLS ‘Gripping, inventive and utterly unpredictable.' – ALEX PAVESI
