Martin Roth
From the author:
Hot Rock Dreaming
Since studying Aboriginal art at Melbourne University I have been fascinated by the question of how traditional Aboriginal spirituality can be reconciled with Christian spirituality. This novel explores that question and attempts some answers.
prophets and loss
Martin Roth
Ark House Press
All is not what it seems to be when Grant Stonelea is murdered in a high class brothel. But then, he has been behaving bizarrely for some time. What follows is a well-written story of murder, rape, terrorism, prostitution, illegal refugees, financial intrigue, conspiracy and betrayal all neatly interwoven with the trauma of East Timor and the lives of a couple of born-again Christians living in Melbourne.
Martin Roth has written a potential best-selling novel with his thriller Prophets and Loss. It should appeal to anyone - both Christian and non-Christian - who enjoys a fast moving tale of war and espionage and what could happen in our unsuspecting land. It is not for the faint-hearted but could be a wake-up call to all to be on guard. DS
PROPHETS AND LOSS: A JOHNNY RAVINE MYSTERY
Martin Roth
Ark House Press
Johnny Ravine is the son of an East Timorese mother and an Australian father he has never met. He lives in Melbourne and works with his closest friend in a private detective agency. But his Catholic upbringing and his background as a Timorese freedom fighter impact on his life in Australia. He discovers that his friend has been murdered, and resolves to find the perpetrator. He is puzzled that the friend, a born-again Christian, was found dead in a brothel. In the process of his investigation he is befriended by a helpful journalist, comes under the steadying influence of a pastor and finds some information about the identity of his father. He also unravels a terrorist plot involving his former L’Este enemies. There’s action aplenty! I can’t wait to read the next Johnny Ravine story. RS
PROPHETS AND LOSS: A JOHNNY RAVINE MYSTERY
Martin Roth
Ark House Press
An illegal immigrant from East Timor, Johnny is looking for a quiet life. However, his best friend is murdered and Johnny becomes entangled in a world of shady stock-market dealings, terrorist plots and murder, while fighting his own demons, particularly his desire for revenge. Roth gives us a gritty crime story set in Melbourne, with the interesting flavours of East Timor and Indonesia woven through the Australian setting. WN