The First Wave
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Somewhere off the coast a sudden submarine landslide has caused a massive tsunami, the likes of which Queensland has never seen.…
The First Wave is an edge of your seat thriller set in the beautiful Sunshine Coast of Australia. What starts as an ordinary day fast turns into a disaster, with the fight for survival pushing Amy Jacobs and her husband Mark to lengths they never thought possible. …
What would you do? Where would you go?
Amy starts the day like most days, pulling on her sneakers and taking her baby and 4-year-old in the pram along the ocean boardwalk. when the water pulls back, she knows something is deadly wrong.
Amy’s husband Mark is getting a haircut when he gets the emergency text to head to higher ground. With nothing but flat ground as far as the eye can see, he makes for the only high ground around - the penthouse of the holiday apartment building.…
Gazing out the window of her Brisbane office building, Nikki Bush is contemplating her next coffee when she suddenly notices strange readings on the Bureau of Meteorology’s deep sea buoys. Realising a tsunami is imminent, she begins the emergency warning protocol, knowing that the communities on the ground don’t have enough time to evacuate. Powerless to stop the unsurvivable weather events, Nikki must battle bureaucracy and her own lack of confidence in order to be believed and warn the public. …
Impossible to put down from page one, The First Wave takes you to the Sunshine Coast of Australia, and asks can ordinary people survive extraordinary events?
The First Wave is an edge of your seat thriller set in the beautiful Queensland Coast that you won’t be able to put down. Katherine Franks brings a uniquely Australian voice to her novels and in her second novel, she has taken one of Australia’s most idyll locations; a favourite holiday spot for thousands and turned it into your worst nightmare.
Katherines first book, Beneath the Red Dust, has sold thousands of copies internationally. Katherine writes fast paced thrillers and Aussie mysteries. Katherine has a Masters degree in Politics and has worked as a University teacher. She has four children and lives in one of Australia’s most picturesque locations – Queenslands Sunshine Coast.
The First Wave is a perfect holiday thriller and readers will be taken away on an adventure on the beautiful, but deadly, Aussie Coast.
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Katherine Franks is an author from the Sunshine Coast, Kabi Kabi Country, Queensland. She writes thriller, mystery, and romantic suspense novels.
Katherine has taught at University, been a Governess on remote cattle stations, written policy for the government, designed health policy and worked in social work. She has a Masters degree in Public Policy and a Bachelor of Social Science.
Based on her experience working in the outback and living by the bush, Katherine’s novels feature rugged Australian landscapes and characters.
Check out Katherines other books: Beneath the Red Dust is an action thriller set in the Outback of Australia, and The First Wave is a thriller set on the Coast of Queensland.
You can read more Katherine Franks at katherinefranks.com or check out Katherine Franks on Instagram or twitter.
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