Death of a swagman

Literature & Fiction

Upfield, Arthur William

Contemporary

Arkon Paperbacks

The Answerth family's mansion seems to deserve its nickname of "Venom House." Perhaps that's because of its forbidding setting, an island in the center of a man-made lake, the treacherous waters studded by the skeletons of long-dead trees. Perhaps it's because of the unquiet ghosts of the Aborigines slaughtered by Answerth ancestors. Or perhaps it's just because the Answerth household is such a strange one.

Venom house

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Angus&Robertson

Wings above the Diamantina

<p>The discovery of a stolen red monoplane on the dry, flat bottom of Emu Lake meant many things for different folks. For Elizabeth Nettlefold, the chance to nurse its strangely ill meant renewed purpose in life. For Dr Knowles, brilliant physician and town drunk, it meant the revival of a romantic dream. For some it meant a murder plan gone awry, and for Bonaparte, it meant one of the toughest cases of his career.\n'Bony - a unique figure among top-flight detectives.' - BBC</p>

Bushranger of the skies

Angus and Robertson

An Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte MysteryThe discovery of a stolen red monoplane on the dry, flat bottom of Emu Lake meant many things to many people: for Elizabeth Nettlefold, it meant a new purpose in life; for Dr. Knowles, brilliant physician and town drunk, it meant the revival of a romantic dream; for person or persons unknown, it meant a murder plan gone badly awry; and for Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, it meant one of the toughest cases of his career.Quality smyth sewn hardcover book made in the USA

Heinemann

Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte investigates the murder of an unidentified man discovered entombed in the wall of an Australian lighthouse

The new shoe

Cake in the hat box

The Will of the Tribe

The Aborigines, who knew how many eagles flew over their inland desert, must have known who put the dead white man into Lucifer's Couch. But no one in Hall's Creek, white or black, reported seeing the stranger—and there were no tracks around the meteor crater. Was the murder done by whites or blacks or by both in collusion? Bony listened to the ancient tribal legends and found the truth nobody wanted to believe.

The will of the tribe

Devil's Steps (Crime Classic)

Mystery

SCRIBNERS

<p>This book was originally published in 1951 and Upfield pretty much crammed it all in here for a particularly savory cozy murder read.Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, ("Bony" to his many friends and Upfield's regular man who is half-Caucasian and half-Aborigine), is called in to snoop around undercover and discover who stowed a naked corpse within the confines of an old lighthouse closet. The tale is set post World War II at a southeastern Australian coastal community, Split Point.Playing out within a well-established Upfield formula, Bony enters in to this hornet's nest armed with two promises extracted from his superiors: no interference in his investigative activities, and they are not to press him regarding his progress on the case. The local police have initially failed to solve the murder and (as usual) Bony is called in weeks later after all reasonable hope of resolution has been abandoned. Of course Bony's superiors prevail upon him in such instances because he has never failed to "finalize" a case.Posing as a sheep rancher on vacation, Bony initially checks in at the small local hotel and pub. He finds some folks friendly but many are stand-offish, and they appear to have more reason for this than mere clannishness. As Australia's premier detective unearths more and more clues the heat turns up until Bony finally finds himself in imminent personal danger... and that happens not long after Bony encounters a second dead body!This specific edition offers multiple enhanced features. First there is a very nice mini-biography of Upfield in an introduction written by John Ball. Included in the back of the book is a comprehensive bibliography of all Upfield books along with a brief commentary on each one. Finally, the publishers have included an enlightening map of Australia which indicates the location of each of the Upfield mysteries.</p>

The New Shoe

Pub Inc

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Death of a swagman

Venom house

Wings above the Diamantina

Bushranger of the skies

Wings above the Diamantina

The new shoe

Cake in the hat box

The will of the tribe

Devil's Steps (Crime Classic)

The New Shoe