Victorian author David Francis creates an emotional portrait of Darcy, a young gay artist who has recently graduated from Monash University and just on the verge of finding his footing when he is summoned to Soviet Russia by his stepsister, the nefarious Finn. It is here where Darcy is drawn into the unfolding political intrigue and personal tragedy of the Cold War. Love and betrayal become interchangeable, and Darcy soon finds he is just a pawn in a much deeper plot.

The path from lawyer to first-time author allowed Roy Williams to recuperate from an illness all too common in the legal profession. Now he's written a defence of Christianity, and a provocative response to atheist writers Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, in 'God Actually'.