Book Launch: Revelation Beach by Susan Francis
Join us for the launch of Revelation Beach by local author Susan Francis. Renowned author Lee Christine will be in conversation with Susan, delving into the inspiration behind this compelling new novel.
Released on the 50th anniversary of the Balibo Five murders – October 2025 – Revelation Beach dares to expose one of Australia’s most shameful cover-ups, where lives were sacrificed for oil, gas and political expediency.
At once a literary page-turner and a powerful reckoning, this novel asks the question - How far would you go to uncover the truth?
Copies of Revelation Beach will be on sale at the event.
Cost: Free
Bookings essential
If you have any access or inclusion needs, you will be able to advise us when booking.
About the book:
When Eleanor Freeman’s enigmatic stepmother, Ida, dies in a suspicious fire, a lifetime of secrets begin to unravel. Was Ida an Indonesian spy entangled in the murders of the Balibo Five and associated unspeakable war crimes?
Haunted by the past and pursued by those who would prefer the truth to remain buried, Eleanor flees to a crumbling lighthouse on the mid-north coast of NSW. There, amid salt-lashed cliffs and gathering shadows, she unearths a decades-old conspiracy of betrayal, silence and bloodshed – one that stretches from the halls of Canberra to the ravaged villages of Timor-Leste.
Reserve your copy of Revelation Beach from the Newcastle Libraries collection.
