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Source: Goodreads.com
y separately published work icon The Serpent's Sting single work   novel   crime   detective   historical fiction  
Is part of William Power Mystery Robert Gott , 2004- series - author novel (number 4 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 The Serpent's Sting
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William Power, actor and sometime private inquiry agent, has returned from the Northern Territory, shaken, stirred, and generally discombobulated. 'I survived the tropics with my life and my looks intact, despite the best efforts of the flora, fauna, and Military Intelligence to steal both from me.' It is late 1942, and in what he believes is a demeaning sideshow to the war, he finds himself playing a pantomime dame. If only this was his only worry, but, as his great hero, Shakespeare, noted, 'When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.' Can Will finally overcome his tendency to be the living embodiment of Murphy's Law?

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Notes

  • Dedication: To my parents, Maurene and Kevin. Always.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlton North, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Scribe , 2016 .
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      Source: Goodreads.com
      Extent: 288p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 August 2016
      ISBN: 9781925321692

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