A troubled town on Wander Down Creek Stories From Around the campfire

Dingwall Allan

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Welcome to Hereabout, a small outback town nestled along the tranquil Wander Down Creek. But beneath the surface, trouble is brewing: wildlife trafficking threatens the community’s peace, and everyone seems to have something to hide. Benjamin Koala, a former wildlife inspector and now owner of the Coolabah Inn, finds himself entangled in a dangerous personal investigation when his cousin Flo is kidnapped. By his side are the loyal Wacker Wombat, the ambitious journalist Timothy Foxborough, and the wise Ossie Goanna, the barber who knows everyone’s secrets. As Mayor Sir Harald O’Hare forms mysterious alliances with the enigmatic English couple Lord and Lady Mole, the wandering storyteller Rusty Longhop must choose between his restless lifestyle and an opportunity that could change his life forever. From barbershop gossip to undercover investigations and a high-stakes rugby match that will unite the town, every page of this novel invites you to uncover the truths hidden behind the town’s quiet facades.An adventure for those who love campfire stories, rich with unforgettable characters and unexpected twists.Allan Dingwall was an apprentice shipwright boat builder before joining the Royal Australian Air Force - Air Sea rescue Unit. As a shipwright with the unit, he served six years permanently and eight years on reserves, a total of 14 years. On leaving the services he was employed as a Production Manager in the furniture industry before returning to boatbuilding. Later he was employed as a sales Manager in both manufacturing and building wholesale divisions. His pleasure in life has been to write a storyline that expresses his vivid imagination into pictures where the mind of the reader easily adapts to a moving cinema of pictures.  Earlier in his life he found his creative pleasure when writing poetry and lyrics where the storyline needed to be told in a limited number of words in order to have the greatest impact. Allan believes stories are where the imaginative mind discovers its personal passageway into a world of make believe.

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