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Crime leaves
a mark.
Crime and thriller fiction about ordinary people making dangerous choices—and what follows them home.
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The first novel
A novel by
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Tony CampbellBLACK
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A noir crime thriller · In development
A war no one
meant to start.
Set in Western Australia, Black Tar is a noir crime thriller in which drug lords, conmen and hackers face off to decide who will win a war none of them meant to start.
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About Tony
Stories from
the dark edge.
Tony Campbell writes noir crime and thriller fiction from Western Australia.
Drawn to compromised characters, hidden systems and the moment an ordinary decision turns dangerous, Tony writes stories where ambition, technology and desperation collide. His first novel, Black Tar, brings drug lords, conmen and hackers into a conflict none of them planned—and none can easily escape. He also publishes essays and notes on books, culture and the writing life through Substack.
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