Ever since the First Fleet dropped anchor, Australia's ports have been our opening to the world. They are also the breeding ground for many of Australia's most notorious criminals, and a magnet for local and overseas criminal syndicates. WATERFRONT is the story of the crimes, the politics, the characters and the corruption in our nation's ports.

From the time of Phillip and Bligh to today, from the gold rushes to modern-day drug smuggling, a criminal element has always found ways to profit from the rise and dominance of waterfront unions. After a century of Royal Commissions, reports, denials and crackdowns, crime and wrongdoing in Australia's ports remains organised, entrenched and incredibly profitable.

Investigative journalist and former police detective Duncan McNab lifts the lid on the intriguing and chequered history of Australia's waterfront.

a fascinating and detailed story to keep the reader riveted like steel plates on a ship * Manly Daily *
After exhaustive research, journalist and former detective Duncan McNab has produced a fascinating darkside history that makes for an enthralling read. * Qantas The Australian Way *
Duncan McNab lifts the lid on the intriguing and chequered history of Australia's waterfront. * Mid-West Times *
Eye-opening * Newcastle Herald *
Meticulously researched * Australian Financial Review *
McNab's coverage of this relationship as an investigative journalist and former member of the fuzz is both insightful and intriguing. * Salty Popcorn *
McNab's book is every bit as entertaining as it is informative * Bendigo Weekly *

Duncan McNab is a former police detective, private investigator specialising in criminal defence, investigative journalist and media adviser to government and the private sector. He is the author of twelve books, including the phenomenally bestselling Dead Man Running (with Ross Coulthart), Snapshot Killer, Waterfront and Roger Rogerson. Duncan was a producer on the Kennedy and Clarion award-winning Murder Uncovered series (7 Network) in 2017 and creator/series producer of the groundbreaking Australia Behind Bars (9 Network/ITV). In 2017 his book Getting Away with Murder won the Ned Kelly Award for Best True Crime. In the same year his bestselling book on disgraced former detective and convicted murderer, Roger Rogerson, was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best True Crime. Duncan's forensic eye and engaging style makes him the perfect author to deep dive into the Erin Patterson case. Recipe for Murder will be published in October 2025.