Greenlight

Eliza Dacey had been found dead in a vineyard four years earlier. An arrest was made almost immediately but to some, including TV journalist Jack Quick, the evidence for the arrest appeared shaky. Jack investigated as well as reported on the case via a podcast and a series of television programs and eventually the arrested man was released from gaol. Then another murder occurred. Had the original murderer killed again or was this a copy cat murder?

Greenlight, by Benjamin Stevenson, is set in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney. As well as exploring who committed the murder of the two women the novel examines the power of the press, especially television, to manipulate information provided to suit a particular viewpoint. As the investigation continues, Jack re-examines the selected segments that went to air and wonders how his actions in making the television program may have led to the events that followed. Jack wants to correct the damage he may have caused and also find out what really happened.

Another contribution to the growing genre of Aussie Noir.