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What are the Bondi short mysteries?
Standalone stories, each set in 1947 Bondi. The same world as The Wagging Tail series — same streets, same salt air — but different cases, different narrators, different corners of a community that is always hiding something.
The first run is Blue's Bondi Beat, told from nose height. While Dot Campbell is away, her Australian Terrier is minded a day at a time all over town: the library, the surf club, the tram, the Easter Show. One good day, one small wrong only a dog would catch.
Think of them as postcards from Bondi, each with a small mystery tucked inside. Perfect for a lunch break or a morning commute — and there are more coming.