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A Dangerous Life

Karen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:20:52 +1000

ISBN 9781865084886

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A powerful blend of biography and the detective novel, Huckstepp investigates the murder of a charismatic woman who has fascinated many Australians since she first appeared on national television to accuse New South Wales detectives of shooting her boyfriend, Warren Lanfranchi, in cold blood. Throughout her short life, Sallie-Anne Huckstepp lived a dangerous existence. This is a true story, brilliantly told, of a courageous woman who spoke out against corruption and murder.

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Submitted by helen on Sun, 09/09/2007 - 5:14pm.

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A Different Turf

Karen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:20:52 +1000

ISBN 0006499961

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In the gay community of Sydney, where "gay bashings" are a daily occurrence, someone has taken the law into their own hands and is eliminating the culprits. Detective Scobie Malone realizes that he is up against an intelligent, highly dangerous killer - both elusive and deadly.

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Submitted by Karen on Thu, 06/09/2007 - 3:52pm.

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A Drop in the Ocean

Karen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:20:52 +1000

ISBN 0330272268

Format: Paperback

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When Rodney Collins, spokesperson for the environmental group SLUDGE (Sea Life Under Danger of Gradual Extinction) dies in a draining accident the police call it 'Death by Misadventure'. But Barry Donovan isn't so sure. Only days before, Collins had hired him to investigate a possible infiltration of SLUDGE. Coincidences like that just didn't happen. But why would anyone want to murder the mild-mannered spokesperson of a harmless environmental group? SLUDGE's anti-pollution lobbying couldn't be winning them too many friends in a big business and government, but surely the grouop wasn't that much of a threat? As Donovan digs deeper he realises that the murder of Rodney Collins is just a drop in the ocean compared to what else is going on. And the planet isn't the only thing in danger of extinction...

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Submitted by Karen on Fri, 22/06/2007 - 12:48pm.

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A Necessary Evil

Karen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:20:52 +1000

ISBN 1741660408

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'One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock...' The year was 1956 and the world was in the grip of rock 'n' roll. Sydney's youth flocked to the local dance halls and juvenile crime rocketed out of control. Teenage gangs like the Overlords ruled the streets, forcing the NSW Police Commissioner to form 33 Division, an elite group of tough plainclothes cops presided over by none other than George Arthur Everard, feared by the criminal world, and known to all as The Prince of Darlinghurst. Within a year the problem was solved and, as a reward, 33 Division was placed in charge of State Gaming and Vice. It was a licence to print money. Corrupted from within, the cops of the 'Dirty Tree', as the division became known, ruled the streets and the city and created the biggest crime syndicate Sydney had ever seen. A NECESSARY EVIL traces the lives of three generations of policemen, from George the uncompromising grandfather; to Harold, the weak, psychotic father; to Shayne, the new breed of cop. Three men living in the shadows of justice, inextricably bound by blood and the unique code of honour that rules them.

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Submitted by Karen on Tue, 25/09/2007 - 12:43pm.

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A Private Man

Karen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:20:52 +1000

ISBN 1740513282

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It is two days since Dr John Brand's death and his eldest son, Davis, suspects a cover-up. Survived by two sons, the death notice said. Peacefully.

This is a lie: there are three sons, and the circumstances of their seemingly conservative father's death are unclear. No-one seems able to tell Davis, also a GP, where and when his father died, and with whom. And no-one except Davis seems motivated to get to heart of the matter. There is a Test Match being played, and Davis's brother Chris, a famous cricketer, is at the crease, feeling the pressure of batting to save a long and celebrated career. Their mother Margaret watches the broadcast, inert in her armchair. Hammett, the youngest brother, lurks on the edges of their minds, ostracised from the family because of a criminal past, but not forgotten.

Scattered over Sydney, the Brands' lives - and John Brand's funeral - are put on hold for the duration of the match: five days of suspense, silences, revelations, recriminations and redemption, as Davis uncovers the truth about his father and his sudden demise. Filtered through the lens of two arenas of masculinity - sport and pornography - A Private Man is at once a poignant story of a family's grief, an artfully constructed thriller and a provocative and darkly amusing dissection of Australian men and their private passions.

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Submitted by Karen on Mon, 06/08/2007 - 4:39pm.

Accidental Murder

Karen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:20:52 +1000

ISBN 1931513163

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In this novel, top Australian cop Carol Ashton tracks the most elusive killer of her career. When people with no obvious connection to each other are dying in what appear to be legitimate accidents, nothing seems amiss, until Carol Ashton receives a call from a private investigator.

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Submitted by Karen on Wed, 26/09/2007 - 5:57pm.

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Aftershock

Karen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:20:52 +1000

ISBN 1863590285

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When Oscar Bach's body was found crushed under rubble, his death was classified as another tragic statistic of the Newcastle earthquake. So how could he have been seen alive five minutes after the quake? Who would want this man dead?

Oscar's quiet life was not all that is appeared to be. He was a man with no apparent past. But something and someone has caught up with him now, and they are trying to stop Cliff Hardy finding the answers. Hardy thought he needed the work, but did he need it this badly?

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Submitted by Karen on Tue, 07/08/2007 - 2:00pm.

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Appeal Denied

Karen — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:49:57 +1000

ISBN 9781741750966

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Dirty dealings, corrupt cops, computer geeks and a final showdown at an exclusive Sydney beach - is this Cliff Hardy's last adventure?

Stripped of his investigator's licence and with his appeal denied, Cliff Hardy faces an uncertain future. Then something very personal happens that sends him off doing what he does best - confronting, questioning, provoking violence - with the lack of credentials not an issue.

Is policewoman Jane Farrow bent or straight? Will vertically challenged but charismatic media star Lee Townsend be a help or an obstacle? Taking and dealing out punishment, mostly on Sydney's North Shore, Hardy encounters corrupt cops, bereft wives and computer geeks. In a shadowy showdown at Balmoral Beach, Hardy sorts out those who need to be sorted, but his future remains even more clouded than before.

Corris is a tried and true crime writer. Until you've read the Cliff Hardy series, you can't call yourself an aficionado of Aussie detective fiction.'

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Submitted by Karen on Mon, 15/10/2007 - 9:49am.

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APPEAL DENIED - Peter Corris

smik — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:27:39 +1000

APPEAL DENIED - Peter Corris

Karen — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:18:12 +1100