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Echo Publishing acknowledges the traditional custodians of Country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and waters. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

First published 2024

This ebook edition published 2024

Editor: James Bean

Page design, typesetting and ebook creation: Shaun Jury

Cover design: Design by Committee

Cover image: Boy standing in boxing ring, by Wavebreakmedia Ltd UC32 / Alamy

A catalogue entry for this book is available from the National Library of Australia

ISBN: 9781760688578 (paperback)

ISBN: 9781760688585 (ebook)