The Rules of Backyard Cricket

Author(s): Jock Serong

Crime/Thriller Fiction

Darren Keefe is in the boot of a car. The gag, the cable ties, the bullet hole in his knee - everything points towards a shallow grave. His story, now unrolling beneath him, starts with a boy wrestling his brother in a suburban backyard - all the fury in his small body poured into the rules of a made-up game. A kid with a pure talent that makes him a sporting star. A young man gorging himself on fame, seasoned with all the usual spices. A bloke who gets away with things, and just keeps getting. Until now...


Product Information

Short-listed for Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Fiction 2017 (Australia). Long-listed for Indie Book Award for Fiction 2017 (Australia).

Jock Serong lives and works on the far southwest coast of Victoria. Formerly a lawyer, he is now a features writer, and was the editor of Great Ocean Quarterly. His first novel, Quota, won the 2015 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel. The Rules of Backyard Cricket is his most recent novel . Jock is married with four children and lives in Port Fairy, Victoria.

General Fields

  • : 9781925498707
  • : Text Publishing Company
  • : Text Publishing Company
  • : July 2017
  • : July 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jock Serong
  • : Paperback