Red Time

by Matt Dunn

When life, love and premiership glory are all on the line…Red Time has suddenly taken on greater significance for nomadic country footballer, Mick Stewart.While those final moments of the game have always been important for the renowned goal kicker, the stakes are even higher this time―with love, redemption and a missing woman’s life all on the line.With the clock ticking down to zero and everything at stake, will Mick finally find the road to lasting glory or just another dead end?

346 pages, Paperback

Published February 4, 2019

About the author

Matt Dunn is a South Gippsland newspaper journalist and photographer, who pick up extra cash as a pool lifeguard. His freelance stories have been published in The Age, Herald Sun and Australian Geographic. He is a regular contributor to Gippsland Lifestyle Magazine.

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Reviews

[Caroline Mullarkey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant Read!!! Fast paced and action packed. Not one boring moment! Just as the plot thickens and unfolds there are more dramas developing. Full of emotive surprises; I laughed and cried. Red Time by Matt Dunn is a must-read for both genders, young and old.

[Laura Gibb · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Red Time' is a well written, earthy novel about footy, pain, belonging and human nature.
Mick, our protagonist, is athletic, smart and disciplined, a sought-after footballer in country AFL competitions. However, he struggles to connect with any place or anyone. When he was a child, Mick witnessed the unsatisfactory roles men played for his mother, and it’s left him in pain and directionless as he tries to life his live and forge some real relationships for once.
Mick is something of a bridge between the old version of masculinity and emerging ideas about what it means to be a man. The novel is a timely examination of family violence, sexual violence and masculinity, but there’s no preaching. The fact that an ‘issue’ is part of the story in no way detracts from the drama.
It’s warm, frank, insightful, funny at times, and better written than many books from bigger publishers. A genuine pleasure.

[Glenn Bright · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book had me hooked to the point where I couldn't put it down at a few parts. Entertaining with a nasty villain and a no nonsense good guy supported by a fantastic cast of secondary characters. Recommended as a great read!