Old Games
Fiona Hardy | Paperback | February 2026
A pacey, off-beat Aussie crime story about two best female friends and investigators unravelling the private lives of Melbourne's celebrity sportspeople.
Morally flexible best mates and private investigators Alice and Teddy pride themselves on fixing every kind of mess imaginable, no questions asked. So, when they're tasked with locating the recently-stolen ashes of long-dead celebrity tennis player Ashley “Perry” Perrineau, it should be a routine job.
But it quickly becomes clear that everyone who knew Perry is keeping secrets: his accountant despises Perry's widower; the sculptor of his statue is hiding something in her studio; his ex-doubles partner is a compulsive liar; and his mother is obsessed with preserving his legacy and her image at all costs.
Alice and Teddy will need to travel up and down Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula – all while avoiding more than one person on their tail – to uncover the truth and keep the body count from rising. But will they and the people they love survive what they find?
Fiona Hardy is a writer, bookseller and reviewer from Melbourne. Previously, she has written books for kids, including the CBCA Notable How to Make a Movie in 12 Days, and How to Write the Soundtrack to Your Life, which won the Children's Peace Literature Award. This is her first book for adults, and she's sorry to the people from ASIO who have probably been alerted to her alarming Google search history. She lives on Wurundjeri land with her husband and daughter.
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