Goodreads asked Barry Metcalf:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Barry Metcalf In 2000, a cyclone narrowly missed Broome in Western Australia, but did substantial damage on the coast further south. A skeleton was discovered when a popular resort was being rebuilt. Authorities had difficulty identifying the remains, and I got to thinking about the who, why and how. The story followed from there.

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