Hooper finds the common humanity in the accused and the accuser, the police officer and the street drinker, the living and the dead.' - Mark Dapin, Good Weekend, Sydney Morning Herald Every character is explored for their contradictions, every situation observed for its nuances, every easy judgement suspended. 'A sad, beautiful, frightening account of one man's pointless death.
'It is impossible to overestimate the importance of this book.' - Peter Carey Deserves the widest possible audience.' - Sunday Times 'A gripping, heart-stopping piece of true-crime reportage. 'Life springs from every page of this enthralling book.' - Helen Garner
The command of fire has defined and sustained us as a species - understanding its abuse will define our future.Ī powerful real-life thriller written with Hooper's trademark lyric detail and nuance, The Arsonist is a reminder that in an age of fire, all of us are gatekeepers. It is also the story of fire in Australia, and of a community that owed its existence to that very element. The Arsonist takes readers on the hunt for this man, and inside the strange puzzle of his mind. But the detectives soon found themselves on the trail of a man they didn't know. In the Valley, where the rates of crime were the highest in the state, more than thirty people were known to police as firebugs. On the scorching February day in 2009 that became known as Black Saturday, a man lit two fires in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, then sat on the roof of his house to watch the inferno. The Arsonist takes readers on the hunt for this man, and inside the strange puzzle of.
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