A call out. A knife. A victim. A tragic mistake.
Smith Street Investigator chronicles the spectacular fall from grace of high-flying Detective Andrew Schlakier and his reincarnation as a private investigator. As he becomes increasingly caught up in a hard-working, hard-boozing culture, things spiral out of control and his relationship with his girlfriend disintegrates. His life implodes amid a slew of recriminations, bar room brawls and the trashing of his reputation as one of the Criminal Investigations Bureau’s premier law-enforcement officers.Schlakier decides it’s time to quit his old life as a detective after he almost succumbs to suicidal thoughts with his very own police-issue revolver. His old mate from the force, Bill Birtles, tries to help him get his life back together and he hangs up a shingle as a private investigator and co-occupies the Smith Street office in inner-city Melbourne. But will Schlakier continue on his self-destructive path of alcoholism and pursuit of a futile relationship or put his past behind him and forge a career as a successful sleuth?
Genre: Mystery
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