{"product_id":"the-drowned-man-brendan-james-murray-9781760401207","title":"The Drowned Man: A True Story of Life, Death and Murder on Hmas Australia","description":"A chance encounter in a fish-'n'-chip shop set Brendan Murray on the trail of a mystery. Had a gay man been secretly murdered on HMAS Australia during the Second World War? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe veteran he spoke to was certain. 'I knew about it, ' he said. 'We all did.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut was the story true? If so, who was the dead man? And why was it so hard to find out? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Drowned Man is a search for the answer, almost stymied by cover-up and silence. In the end, it brings us to the lies that have shrouded our understanding of war, and especially of war at sea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs one of the survivors poignantly says, 'I want to pass it on to the next generation. What it was like. What it was really like.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA work of kaleidoscopic intensity by a strong new Australian voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brendan James Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 176040120X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760401207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Echo Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Brendan James Murray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48799255068927,"sku":"9781760401207","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-drowned-man-brendan-james-murray-9781760401207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}