Meg Maher thought she was doing the right thing. Now she's on the run.

When a peaceful climate protest ends with a violent explosion in the city centre, every member of the protest group becomes a suspect. The incident is declared a terrorist attack.

But the authorities aren't the only ones hunting Meg.

Scared and alone, Meg seeks refuge with her father, Luke, knowing that every word she says puts him in danger too. But as the terrorism investigation closes in, Meg is forced to question everything: her friends, her cause, even herself. Was her group of activists infiltrated from the start? Or has someone twisted their mission beyond recognition?

What happens when the truth is the first thing to burn?

Where Truth Ends is a taut, character-driven thriller by award-winning author of Three Boys Gone Mark Smith, about what happens when the fight for change becomes a fight for survival.


'A superb and twisty thriller.' Sally Hepworth

'Where Truth Ends had me gripped from the opening pages. Mark Smith is fast becoming one of Australia's very best writers of thoughtful, morally complex thrillers. I can't wait to see what he does next.' Mark Brandi

'Eerily prescient, this story is ripped straight from the headlines. Full of genuine "what would I do moments," I read it with a sense of dread. It's very much a one-more-chapter kind of story.' Sarah Bailey

'Taut, paranoid, compelling. A cat-and-mouse thriller, where climate action heats to fever pitch.' Matthew Spencer

'Where Truth Ends is a thriller for our times, a compulsive story with heart and purpose, and a powerful examination of a family under pressure.' Michael Brissenden

'Fast, propulsive and so timely - Where Truth Ends is an absolute page-turner. This provocative novel asks some serious questions and doesn't pull any punches in answering them. Mark Smith's sharp writing grips you from the first page and doesn't let go. I tore through this book in a single day.' Holden Sheppard

'In a deadly game of hide and seek, can you disappear in a city of six million? A propulsive new thriller from Mark Smith that demands to be read.' R.W.R. McDonald

'Tense, ferocious and prescient, Where Truth Ends asks difficult questions about whose side our governments are on in the fight against the climate crisis and how far they will go to protect the interests of the powerful.' James Bradley

'Tense, real and close to home ... a compelling plot that keeps unfolding until the very end.' Inga Simpson

An urgent, arresting thriller that turns all too timely conversations into nailbiting tension. Totally unique and totally now.' Gabriel Bergmoser

'Mark Smith has written one of the most topical books of the last few years. Expertly crafted and urgent. I loved it.' Matt Rogers