In a city gripped by recession and shattered by violent bank robberies, three lives collide in a web of corruption, ambition, and revenge.Detective Bruno Karras, haunted by past secrets, receives mysterious photos of a bloodstained house. Amy Owens, a reluctant investigator entangled with the underworld, digs into the dark dealings of a wealthy businessman. Mike Nichols, a backroom player with big dreams, finds himself caught in the crossfire.As the glittering fa�ade of the Gold Coast crumbles during the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Bruno, Amy and Mike uncover a sinister plot that threatens to consume them all. In a world where power and deception reign supreme, they must confront their own demons while navigating a labyrinth of danger and betrayal.PRAISE FOR THE STRIP'This is as hard-boiled as Australian crime fiction gets, and it's very good.' � Sydney Morning Herald'a cracking crime thriller' �The Australian'tense and compelling' � Garry Disher, author of Bitter Wash Road and Consolation'The Strip is an eye-popping, nightmarish miasma that sets a new bar for Australian crime. A total triumph in every respect.' � Chris Flynn, author of Mammoth and Here Be Leviathans'Fast paced, gritty, sharply observed noir that goes hard into the sleaze and corruption of the moonlight state.' � Andrew Nette, author of Orphan Road and Gunshine State'The Strip is bingeworthy reading - a gritty crime thriller reeking of corruption, murder and sex. If you like your heroines flawed and kick-ass and your cops dirty as hell, you'll love Iain Ryan's gripping foray into the underworld of the Gold Coast. Hardly took a breath from first page to last.' � Kate Mildenhall, author of The Mother Fault and The Hummingbird Effect'Page-turning from the start, this book ratchets up the tension tenfold as the pieces fall into place and the novel reaches its thrilling pinnacle.' � Books + Publishing'The real-life history of vice and corruption on the Gold Coast in the 1970s and 80s has inspired this pacy, tense work of crime fiction' � The West Australian