Author heads to Dubbo on book tour
CHATTING with Terry Richardson, you soon realise that he always has a yarn and a joke at the ready, so it’s no surprise the natural storyteller has focused his attention on writing books.
The Henty-based author is heading to Dubbo as part of a three-stop book tour – also including Bourke and Brewarrina – for his novel “Justice for Constable Cook”.
A retired Fire & Rescue officer with 30 years in the service and grandfather of 11, Mr Richardson started writing the book by hand in 1988.
“It was initially nothing like the finished story,” Mr Richardson told Dubbo Photo News. “My wife was proofreading it and made a few comments, ‘So there’s more to this story?’ she said”.
After adding in another dimension to the tale, it was eventually published in 2014, with a reprint and fresh new look released in 2016.
Described as an “Outback murder mystery with elements of international intrigue” by the author, the story, set in 1970, focuses on the murder investigation of motorcycle policemen Constable James Cook by undercover detective Alan Carmody and assisted by his ex-policeman friend Ian Buchanan, who operates a livestock truck in the outback.
When Interpol gets involved due to a joint suspect, the action turns global, with surprises until the very last chapter.
With the action set during the 1970s, Mr Richardson has written the story true to form, with no computers, no mobiles phones and no lattes to start the day.
Expect “lots of action happening in local, familiar areas” with authentic characters trading “friendly insults and