Author(s): Kevin Ireland

NZ Fiction

'I know your dirty little secrets, Professor Motte.ÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàA placid and secure retirement seems certain for Kendill Motte, distinguished Professor of History at Arch Hill University ÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàuntil an anonymous late-night phone call triggers a series of events that compels him to write a confession of his violent and ruthless rise from obscurity. Kevin IrelandÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs fourth novel is a shrewd, searching and unpredictable romantic comedy about the absurdities we create when we try to tell the truth about our lives. As Motte says, 'Whatever the evidence, the truth lies.'