{"id":3157,"date":"2023-11-30T16:48:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thestar.test\/2023\/11\/30\/author-kicks-a-goal-with-gripping-read-2\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:48:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:48:50","slug":"author-kicks-a-goal-with-gripping-read-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/blog\/author-kicks-a-goal-with-gripping-read-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Author kicks a goal with gripping read"},"content":{"rendered":"
\t\t\t\tThursday, April 18th, 2019<\/span> | Posted by brad<\/a><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div>\n

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Author kicks a goal with gripping read<\/h1>\n
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Local flavour: Gippsland Power coach Rhett McLennan poses as Mick Stewart, the hero in Matt Dunn’s Red Time<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A FOOTBALL story with a twist will be launched by a Leongatha author in May.<\/p>\n

Feather Knight Books is ready to release Matt Dunn\u2019s Red Time<\/em>. <\/p>\n

He described the novel as a \u201ccountry footballer\u2019s quest to avenge his mother\u2019s murder, find a missing woman and help an unsuccessful club finally find the road to premiership glory\u201d. <\/p>\n

\u201cI was inspired to write Red Time <\/em>after witnessing the Western Bulldogs\u2019 2016 premiership. That \u2018why not us?\u2019 attitude persists throughout. Although there are lighter moments, family violence, murder and the treatment of women are all explored in the story,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cRed Time <\/em>is those final moments in the game when everything is on the line \u2013 and in the case of our battle-weary hero, Mick Stewart, the stakes are definitely very high. <\/p>\n

\u201cMick\u2019s racing the clock, with life, love and the fortunes of a country football club all on the line. One misstep will spell disaster, as the forces of evil try to bring him down.\u201d <\/p>\n

Mr Dunn, a country newspaper journalist, said the \u201cthoroughly evil\u201d character of Senator Brian Rankin was not based on anyone he knew. <\/p>\n

\u201cBrian\u2019s an interesting character, but certainly not based on anyone I\u2019ve ever met. Rather, he\u2019s symbolic of what I see as a rotten political system here in Australia,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Red Time <\/em>has very much been a Gippsland product, Mr Dunn said, with a whole \u201cfootball club\u201d helping to see the book to the shelves. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been very lucky to have had the help of a whole crew of talented Gippslanders. Fish Creek artist Kerry Spokes produced the marvellous image on the front cover, while Gippsland Power coach Rhett McLennan was kind enough to pose as Mick,\u201d Mr Dunn said. <\/p>\n

\u201cRhett has also appeared in promotional videos for the book, which were produced by Mirboo North girls\u2019 football coach and filmmaker Glenn Brooks. Leongatha-based football writer Dan Eddy interviews me in one of the videos. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, of course, I have had the constant support of the brilliant Feather Knight Books \u2013 another proud Gippsland entity.\u201d The Gippsland-based publisher was excited by what it saw in Mr Dunn\u2019s work. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe commissioning editor and I realised Matt Dunn\u2019s unique writing talents within the first few chapters of his manuscript. Once we read the entire story, we didn\u2019t hesitate in sending him a publishing contract. It was a \u2018Dunn\u2019 deal,\u201d editor Caroline Mullarkey said. <\/p>\n

\u201cRed Time <\/em>has a special kind of energy that draws you in. What appeals to me the most is the way Matt Dunn cleverly channels the narrative to evoke the reader\u2019s emotions. <\/p>\n

\u201cHis story is intensely engaging and masterfully written. It\u2019s entertaining right to the very end \u2013 a story that stays with you long after you\u2019ve read the final page.\u201d <\/p>\n

The launch of Red Time <\/em>will be held at Korumburra\u2019s Burra Brewery on Saturday, May 11, from 5pm. People are encouraged to wear their football colours. <\/p>\n

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Leongatha author Matt Dunn has penned an engaging read in Red Time<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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