Discarding Decency

He's a disgraced whistleblower, hiding out in a van in a surfside carpark. A nobody, wanted by faceless enemies, unwanted by everyone else—except her. She's a tourist, just another outsider, a bit too good to be true.

Drawn to Monaghan, a sprawling estate with a scandalous past, they uncover a conspiracy that binds them closer but makes them targets.

In 2024, when morality is a luxury and deep fakes, doxing, and revenge porn are just the beginning, the powerful will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.

The game is rigged, the stakes are high, and the odds are stacked against them. As the cards are dealt and the bets are made, he wants to fold. But she's all in. What do they have to lose? Everything.

Set in Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula against the backdrop of the culture wars—where polarizing issues turn neighbors into enemies and outrage fuels an industry—this is a story about power, privilege, and the human cost of prejudice.