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Sydney Bauer has worked as a journalist and TV executive. As Director of Programming for a major Australian network, Sydney was able to indulge a personal passion for US dramas such as CSI, Law and Order and The Practice and meet with revered TV writers such as Steven Bochco. Sydney Bauer resides in Sydney Australia and her work of novels now includes;, Undertow, Gospel and Alibi.
Compelling from start to finish, this fast-paced thriller combines engaging
characters, sharp dialogue, and a plot so gripping that the pages seem to
turn themselves. A handsome job.
Richard North Patterson.
Terrific legal suspense – a great debut.
Lee Child
UNDERTOW is an impressive debut. Written with urgency… The climaxes
and about turns and surprises just keep coming until the final showdown…
Bauer directs the action with élan. Watch out Grisham.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
Polished newcomer Sydney Bauer has started her own franchise, a series
of novels featuring Boston-based criminal lawyer David Cavanaugh. It is
all handled with dexterity and no little style...her locations have the
right sense of place, her plotting is economical and concise…Bauer
is credibly packahged.
The Australian
Australian author Sydney Bauer has done a Grisham, producing a fast-paced
and suspenseful legal thriller.
The Melbourne Age
Bauer’s eye for detail never lets her down. Her obviously thorough
research is carefully integrated and never just for effect. The back cover
quote from Lee Child, ‘Terrific legal suspense – a great debut’,
is thoroughly deserved.’
Bookseller and Publisher Magazine
“Undertow is the debut novel of Sydney-based author Sydney Bauer
and what a stunning legal thriller it is. From the opening page to the last
it is a deeply involving story that represents the epitome of the good little
guy versus the bad big guy.”
Epinions Literary Reviews Australia.
Sydney Bauer has hit the crime scene in fine style with a legal thriller
that is confronting, touching on relevant and controversial issues with
absolute confidence. This is the kind of story that legal thriller fans
everywhere would eat up with a spoon and then go looking for more.”
Australian Crime Writers Association.
A creditable, enthralling legal suspense drama following firmly in the
footsteps of Grisham and Patterson.
Good Reading Magazine
Undertow is the sort of edge-of-your-seat, twisty and turny mystery/crime
novel that has become the book industry's bread and butter of late.
Book Club Australia
One of the most accomplished Australian crime novels to date. It’s
got it all – class, gender politics and powerful prose. Look out John
Grisham, there’s a new sheriff in town.
Sisters in Crime Australia
Bauer has a good sense of drama and the ability to create characters that
provoke strong reactions. UNDERTOW is highly entertaining and signals the
start of a very promising writing career.
The Canberra Times
UNDERTOW will keep you glued to your seat and saying ‘just one more
page and I’ll put the book down’. Perfect for holiday reading
or travel.
Northern Daily Leader.