DONNY - A RAW AUSTRALIAN MEMOIR OF LOSS, UNDERCOVER LIFE AND CRAWLING BACK FROM THE BRINK
This is a book for anyone who’s ever been broken, lost, numbed or unsure if they could keep going. It’s not polished. It’s not pretty. It’s real.
Walk with writer Todd into the Queensland criminal underworld – drug houses, backroads, dodgy deals, midnight meets and near misses – while he tries to outrun the grief that pushed him there.
You’ll see what trauma looks like when it’s carried quietly for decades. And you’ll see what recovery looks like when it’s slow and stubborn but still possible.
“ You chasing? What do you need? Eight ball? I can do ya an eight ball for a grand.’ Donny blinked. He couldn’t believe it. A kid who should’ve been worried about maths homework was casually slinging meth in her mum’s living room. Every fibre in his being wanted to stop the whole show, arrest someone, call child protection, do something. But he couldn’t. Not here. Not now. This wasn’t a rescue mission. This was undercover work. And he was still just a rookie trying to learn the game without becoming its next casualty. ”
WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THIS BOOK
- A raw look at grief after suicide.
- Undercover operations inside organised crime.
- The old-school policing era – unfiltered, wild, dangerous.
- Complex PTSD, survival and the long road to recovery.
- Dark humour, real Aussie grit and honest storytelling.
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