Prime Cut [Crime Down Under]

Alan Carter

(3.6 stars; 6 reviews)

Prime Cut Episode 1 of 2 Banished to the Stock Squad after his involvement in a police frame up, one-time golden boy DSC Cato Kwong is given a final chance at redemption. When the Great Southern Ocean washes up a headless torso, Cato is called in from the cold and sent to the remote mining town of Hopetoun, Western Australia to investigate. If he can quickly solve the case then maybe he can get his career back on track. Only his investigation takes him deep into the murky waters of migrant worker exploitation and multiple senseless murders.. Prime Cut Episode 2 of 2  Disgraced, former golden boy of the police service, DSC Cato Kwong is brought in from the cold to investigate a washed up headless corpse in the remote mining town of Hopetoun, Western Australia. It's Cato's one final shot at getting his career back on track. Only his open-and-shut case is proving to be more complex than he'd hoped; drugs, murder, exploitation combined with false confessions, Chinese whispers and framed suspects. The truth seems far from straightforward. But Cato's investigation is about to take another dark turn, and crimes from the past are brought to light.  Crime Down Under showcases the best crime fiction from contemporary Australia. Prime Cut by Alan Carter was shortlisted for the 2010 Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Award. It is the first in a series of Cato Kwong mysteries. Prime Cut has been adapted for radio by Adrian Bean Directed by Helen Perry A BBC/Cymru Wales production Credits Cato Kwong Andrew Leung  Tess Maguire Christine Stephen-Daly Mick Hutchens Richard Dillane  Keith Stevenson Mark Little Jai Stevenson Ethan Rouse  Grace Fisher Rio Holland Billy Mathers Philip Fox  Pam the Waitress Kerry Gooderson Justin Woodward Leo Wan  Author Alan Carter Adaptor Adrian Bean  Director Helen Perry  Broadcast Sep 17 BBC Radio 4 

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