The Deep Enders

Dive into the heart of a cutthroat town in Dave Reardon's detective fiction story that is full of mystery, action, and unbreakable bonds.

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Melbourne 1942. As World War II rages in the Pacific, 16-year-old cadet reporter Murph and his cheeky Aboriginal friend Banjo are thrown headfirst into an explosive wartime conspiracy when their old nemesis is found dead on Christmas Eve.

All the evidence points to Banjo, who has disappeared without a trace. But Murph refuses to accept it, and-with the beautiful, enigmatic British spy Rose Atherton at his side-he dives deeper into a murky world of wealth and power.

Meanwhile, Banjo's sister Micki plans her daring escape from a POW camp in the Australian outback. But can she really trust her fellow inmates, and be reunited with her family and Murph? With dangerous forces closing in, Murph must decide whether to risk everything-his freedom, his job, even his life-to uncover the truth and save his friends.

The Deep Enders: Deadline is a race against time, with nothing but their wits, grit, and fireworks to unravel a deadly mystery that runs all the way to the top of the Allied war effort. This is the second book in The Deep Enders series.

If you liked Dave Reardon's first in this series, The Deep Enders, or books like Dark Fury by Evan Graver, The Coordinate by Marc Jacobs, or Seeking Safety by T.L Payne, you'll love The Deep Enders: Deadline **

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Dave Reardon is an award-winning author, speaker and popular YouTuber. He was a journalist for a decade, covering crime, politics and crocodile attacks for major newspapers. As well as traveling the world chasing stories, Dave also spent his younger years swimming with stingrays and sharks along the Australian coast. Later, he shifted into youth work, running a charity and staging huge all-ages events. These days, Dave works with his wife Ann Reardon on How to Cook That (one of the world’s top online science and lifestyle shows with over a billion views). He and Ann live in Melbourne with their three energetic boys. Dave has ghostwritten several books but The Deep Enders is his first fictional series.

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Dive into the heart of a cutthroat town in Dave Reardon’s detective fiction story that is full of mystery, action, and unbreakable bonds.



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Dive into the heart of a cutthroat town in Dave Reardon's detective fiction story that is full of mystery, action, and unbreakable bonds.

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From Deep Enders Deadlines


 Murph gulped as Sam Nicholls swung alongside him, so close he could taste the stink of cigarettes. 
 "So your Aboriginal friend was the last person seen with a dead Federal agent! And then you just happen to turn up on the scene?” 
 "No, it wasn’t like that…" 
 "You're goin' to jail, son!" Nicholls banged the table. 
 "Me? What did I do?" Murph was suddenly scared. Really scared. 
 "Conspiracy to murder, 20 years jail … maybe more for killing a Government agent when there's a war on!” the furious agent glared at him. 
 Rose placed a hand on Nicholls' shoulder. 
 "Thank you Agent Nicholls," she said calmly. "You've done a great job. I'll take it from here." 
 Nicholls continued to stare down Murph, who was sweating profusely. 
 "Go get yourself a coffee," Rose said, pulling rank. "I'll need you back here in 10 minutes for processing." 
 Nicholls snorted angrily, then whirled around and stomped out of the room. 
 Murph started to protest, but Rose held a finger in the air, waiting until the door clicked shut behind him. He couldn't wait any longer. 
 "I didn't have anything to do with it!” he stood with his palms outstretched, worry etched on his face. 
 "I know that," Rose said quietly. 
 "Banjo didn't do it either!" 
 Rose shooed Murph to one side, then grabbed his chair and dragged it behind her. Without a word, she positioned the chair next to the door, propping it under the handle of the door. 
 Murph raised his eyebrows and started to speak, but again Rose silenced him with a look. 
 "Good people do bad things under pressure. Especially, when they're trapped," she said, checking the door handle was firmly stuck. 
 "Not Banjo, he never hurt anyone." 
 "I believe you," Rose said sincerely. 
 She smiled and let it linger. Murph frowned. 
 "I know you didn't kill Jasper Remington, neither did Banjo," she stepped close to Murph. "The problem is, I can't prove who did …" 
 She pulled a snub-nose pistol from her shoulder holster. 
 Murph stared at the gun, then the jammed door, and stepped back in horror. 
 "What …?” he gasped. 
 "So, while I know that you aren't a killer," Rose cocked the gun. "It would be very helpful to me if some powerful people in this city … believed that you were!" 
 "No! Wait!" Murph yelled. 
 Rose gritted her teeth… then turned the gun towards her left arm … and pulled the trigger!