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A pulp fiction mashup. Strong female protagonist. Set in outback Australia. Mallory Cash is not your typical jewel thief. But she's not the only one in Australia's opal kingdom, Coober Pedy. Three others want the prized Virgin Rainbow opal. Stealing the opal was easy, but the escape? The ensuant chase across the dry, hot desert to a chilly Canada and finally coming to rest in the tropical Whitsunday region will raise your temperature and cool it in an instant. Who will end up with the prized opal? Mallory has the chance to redeem herself and end the Hunt for the Virgin Rainbow. Or will greed overtake her and put her behind bars for a very long time?
About the author
K. M. Steele is a dedicated word wrangler with a PhD in English Literature from Macquarie University. Her debut novel, Return to Tamarlin, was published in 2017, and she has articles, reviews, essays, poetry and short stories published in various journals, including Australian Book Review, Australian ejournal of Theology, Colloquy, Transnational Literature and Antipodes. Hawkeye Publishing signed her for her second novel, Hunt for the Virgin Rainbow.
