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A review by smitchy
Deadly Kerfuffle by Tony Martin
3.0
It's hard to know who Tony Martin is poking more fun at: the media, the general public, the AFP (Australian Federal Police for non-Aussies) or the terrorists.
It is 2006, the post September 11 terrorist media hype has the residents of quiet Dunlop Crescent in suburban Melbourne on high alert. Rumours are flying that the newest residents are Middle Eastern terrorists turning their newly acquired house toward Mecca. The locals are whipped into a frenzy by local busybody Herb and talk show host Julian Spence and the supposed "terrorists" (in reality a Kiwi couple) find themselves homeless after someone sets their house on fire!
Herb is quickly arrested but his mate Gordon knows for all of Herb's many faults an arsonist he is not. Gordon sets out to flush out the real culprit. Along the way there are colourful characters, criminal masterminds, frustrated police and a whole lot of chaos. Retiree Gordon is definitely in over his head.
It is 2006, the post September 11 terrorist media hype has the residents of quiet Dunlop Crescent in suburban Melbourne on high alert. Rumours are flying that the newest residents are Middle Eastern terrorists turning their newly acquired house toward Mecca. The locals are whipped into a frenzy by local busybody Herb and talk show host Julian Spence and the supposed "terrorists" (in reality a Kiwi couple) find themselves homeless after someone sets their house on fire!
Herb is quickly arrested but his mate Gordon knows for all of Herb's many faults an arsonist he is not. Gordon sets out to flush out the real culprit. Along the way there are colourful characters, criminal masterminds, frustrated police and a whole lot of chaos. Retiree Gordon is definitely in over his head.