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T W Lawless and Kay Bell on recreating a real Australian character in 'Furey's War'


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As he reluctantly celebrates his 100th birthday, Jack Furey casts his mind back to his experience during World War II as a police sergeant in Far North Queensland. Here, the arrival of the Americans to set up a new airforce base has brought with it a swag of trouble.The small town of Wangamba is plagued by rumours of prostitution and backyard abortions and violence soon erupts. In an atmosphere of racism and resentment Sergeant Jack Furey is determined to uncover the truth behind a string of murders.In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to T W Lawless and Kay Bell about getting inside the mind of Jack Furey and working together on their first collaborative novel.More about Furey's War - https://bit.ly/33aK6ty
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