The Lineup

The Lineup by Nicholas Timms is a high-tension Australian crime thriller set against the sunlit menace of Byron Bay, where surf culture runs on its own rules. When former champion surfer Bo Curren can’t face the ocean anymore, he retreats to his flat, whisky in hand, watching the breaks through a 24-hour surf webcam.

Then Bo witnesses a murder on the sand—caught on camera and gone in an instant. Police aren’t interested, no body turns up, and Bo is left with only one hard detail: the killer’s distinctive surfboard. Tracking it means stepping back into a tight local scene that doesn’t welcome outsiders, especially damaged ones.

Perfect for readers who love coastal noir, suspense, and psychological tension, with themes of trauma, grief, and obsession.

Pull this one into your basket and let Byron Bay’s darker undertow take hold.