Jack Dempsey
The History Sydney Forgot
Sydney keeps its secrets underground. Beneath Hyde Park, forgotten tunnels run deeper than the maps show. Inside the Anzac Memorial, there are mock-ups of commissioned statues that were never raised—controversial bronze figures intended to be placed prominently on the outside of the building, but quietly set aside and buried in silence.
Jack Dempsey’s thriller is built on these real, forgotten places. In Shadows Beneath the Surface, those empty spaces on the city’s most iconic monument don’t stay silent.
The fiction is dark. The history is darker.
The Anzac Memorial façade: The circled positions were intended for statues that, in reality, were never installed. In the novel, their story is finally told.
The historical research for Shadows Beneath the Surface was inspired by the work of Deborah Beck, author of ‘Rayner Hoff: The Life of a Sculptor’ (NewSouth Publishing)
About Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey is a thriller author based in Sydney. He writes fast-paced stories with twists you won’t see coming. When he’s not writing, he can be found rock guitaring.