The son of journalist Alan Mulgan, Mulgan junior was likewise drawn towards narration. Noel Shepherd was intrigued by Mulgan's Man Alone and familiar with the landscape depicted as he had lived there, too. Delving into the character of the man, he, like many before him, had been perplexed by Mulgan's final act. As a nod to Mulgan's work, this novella holds a similar structure as well as a third-person narrative in reportage style. Shepherd's novella is thorough and surprisingly complex as he spins a scenario where identity becomes sketchy and confused.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 19, 2017 18:00 UTC