Book Launch: The Last Representative by Red Ferne

Join us at The Book Cow when we welcome Red Ferne to launch The Last Representative, an Australian-based political thriller, with themes of power, corruption, crime and the vigilance needed to protect democracy. Set in near future in Canberra, it's a page-turner from page one from a debut Australian author. 

ABOUT THE BOOK

When democracy falls, one voice must rise. At just 23, Elena is the youngest MP in the current parliament and she is ready to tear down a corrupt government from the inside. Her intern, Sophie, arrives in Parliament full of hope, unaware she is stepping into a political powder keg. When protestors violently storm the Chamber, the government strikes back with brutal force, banning all protests and silencing dissent overnight. As the nation teeters on the edge of authoritarian rule, Elena sees a dangerous opening. Could democracy be reclaimed by transforming protest into power? When a secret recording lands in her hands, the voice is unmistakable. The Prime Minister, conspiring in the shadows with the Governor General. As threats close in and trust fractures, Elena and Sophie are pushed into a deadly game of truth and survival. The Last Representative by Red Ferne is a high voltage political thriller where ambition collides with tyranny, and one woman's fight for truth could either save a nation or destroy her. Is Elena the last hope for democracy, or the last representative to fall?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Red Ferne is an author, writer and former soldier in the Australian Army. Most recently, however, Red is a retired Australian government intelligence professional. 

The author's operational experience coincided with some of Australia's most challenging times in the past four decades in the spheres of defence, international security and cyber-security. This has understandably shaped who Red Ferne is as a person and, importantly for a writer, has provided Red many opportunities to witness the way different people react differently to the same situation. Grist for any writer's mill. Red is also a proud Queanbeyan and Canberra local of many decades.