In Lonnie's Shadow

The discovered artifacts from an archaeological dig in Melbourne become the backdrop for this story about a group of teenagers in 1891 who are struggling to make their way in a world that seems to be conspiring against them whichever way they turn.

Lonnie McGuinness knows only one thing for sure â€" there doesn’t seem to be any fairness in life for him or his mates. So he decides to take matters into his own hands. But when does a favour turn into a crime? And when should a secret no longer be kept?

In Lonnie’s Shadow has appeal to teen readers (both boys and girls) through its:

• characters, who wind their way through a tough, unflinching world which presents a range of problems for
them to resolve. Then they must face the consequences.
• story-line which is multilayered, with twists and turns including: crimes that are not always what they appear
to be; first love; gang warfare; a kidnap; an abortion; a horse switch; an illegal horse race around the streets of
Melbourne as dangerous as a high powered car race on the streets of today.