Amnesty is about a Sri Lankan man named Danny who has overstayed his student visa in Australia. He has a Vietnamese girlfriend, and works for a shop owner who allows him to live in a storeroom and takes half of his pay as a house cleaner. Danny worked for a time for two Indian immigrants, a woman and her boyfriend. They treated him like their pet or a mascot, but he left their employ more than six months ago. When he learns that the woman was murdered, he quickly began to suspect her boyfriend. This begins a day-long odyssey during which Danny tries to decide whether to report this to the police, in the process risking his own illegal status, or letting someone get away with a brutal murder. This book takes place during a single day, with flashbacks that reveal their tangled relationships. This is a riveting story, with the reader guessing how it will turn out until the end.
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