A West quartet

- The Naked Country An adventure story about Mary and Dillon who live in the Australian outback and come into conflict with the local aboriginies. First published in 1960 this thriller is set in the Australian bush. It tell of the pursuit of a white station owner by an Aboriginal who wishes to avenge the intrusion of the white man. == - Gallows on the Sand Renn Lundigan found a gold coin on a tiny island off Australia's Barrier Reef. His research led him to believe that a galleon, containing twenty chests of minted Spanish gold, had foundered on the outer reef of the island. Renn realises the dangers involved in diving to find the wreck, but he soon has more than the sea to contend with when others discover his secret. == - The Concubine (aka McCreary Moves In) McCreary, an expert oil-driller convinced of his Irish good luck, with nothing to lose, accepts working for an ambitious and ruthless oil-trader. Power struggles on a ship, forbidden love, illegal business and friendship in limit situations appear throughout the book that takes place in a remote island of Indonesia, where the law is the struggle for survival and natural catastrophes are a threat. Morris West creates a main character that is a brave man, eager for adventure, but also for justice, and that will bring out his heroic side, but also the villain inside of him. Interesting focus of a personality and well illustrated descriptions of an exotic island and a native village.