{"product_id":"the-fatal-island-bullets-magic-and-power-in-timor-9781761825019","title":"The Fatal Island: Bullets, magic and power in Timor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy a Walkley Award-winning journalist,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ea gripping true crime-meets-political intrigue about East Timor, a place where animistic belief, witchcraft and tribal conflict ensure that truth and justice follow separate, uncertain paths.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA president shot, a prime minister attacked, a rebel leader executed at point-blank range, and a beautiful Australian-Timorese woman accused of orchestrating the chaos. All fifty minutes flying time from Darwin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith President Jose Ramos Horta recovering from his wounds in Darwin, and Australia sent in to restore order, the rebels go on the run while their dead leader’s mistress, Angie Pires, is charged with being their ringleader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo her rescue comes Australian barrister Jon Tippett, who soon breaks every professional responsibility by falling in love and sleeping with her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a dramatic political crisis ripples through the young nation of East Timor, conspiracy, treachery and a cloud of deceit quickly shrouds events, denying a clear path to the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this hard-boiled book based on his own reporting, journalist Paul Toohey unravels the circumstances that lead to the death of the rebel leader Reinado, a man many wanted to see dead. Fast-paced and razor-sharp,\u003ci\u003e The Fatal Island \u003c\/i\u003eexposes the dangerous power struggles behind the headlines, and Australia’s own role in the crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781761825019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 28 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Toohey\u003c\/b\u003e is a three-time Walkley Award-winning journalist and Graham Perkin Journalist of the Year. He spent most of his career with News Corp Australia covering Indigenous affairs and regional crises. He is the author of three non-fiction titles, \u003ci\u003eGod’s Little Acre\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of stories, and \u003ci\u003eRocky Goes West\u003c\/i\u003e, about the disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in Irian Jaya (Duffy \u0026amp; Snellgrove), and \u003ci\u003eThe Killer Within\u003c\/i\u003e (Allen \u0026amp; Unwin), about the murder of Peter Falconio. He has authored two Quarterly Essays on major political events, \u003ci\u003eLast Drinks, \u003c\/i\u003eon the Northern Territory intervention, and \u003ci\u003eThat Sinking Feeling, \u003c\/i\u003eon asylum-seekers (Black Inc). He has been published in Granta and in collections of Australia’s best political writing. His first fiction work, \u003ci\u003eBad Face\u003c\/i\u003e, a western, has been optioned for a film. He lives in Darwin.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Paul Toohey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49279534235865,"sku":"9781761825019","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781761825019.jpg?v=1789818640","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-fatal-island-bullets-magic-and-power-in-timor-9781761825019","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}