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'A novel about revenge, obsession, and the dangerous gullibility of religious fanatics.
'In 1944, in the outer-Melbourne suburb of Nunawading, a brutal triple murder heralds the return of a long-forgotten cult. A man named Anthony Prescott has declared himself the Messiah and has promised his followers immortality. There are those who believe him and who are ready to kill in his name. Inspector Titus Lambert of the Melbourne Homicide unit, whose detectives are over-stretched, requests the discreet assistance of Helen Lord and Joe Sable, once members of his unit, now private inquiry agents. The investigation is more perilous than any of them realise, and will have tragic consequences.
'The Orchard Murders is the fourth novel in Robert Gott’s acclaimed series, set in Melbourne during the dark days of the Second World War.' (Publication summary)
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Deadset Crime Plots
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27 November 2021; (p. 27)
— Review of The Enemy Within 2021 single work novel ; The Square Up 2021 single work novel ; The Orchard Murders 2021 single work novel -
Robert Gott : The Orchard Murders
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , September 2021;
— Review of The Orchard Murders 2021 single work novel'The fourth book in Robert Gott’s ‘Murders’ series frees its cast from the constraints of the newly formed Homicide Squad and plunges them straight into a baffling case that threatens many of their number.'
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Robert Gott : The Orchard Murders
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , September 2021;
— Review of The Orchard Murders 2021 single work novel'The fourth book in Robert Gott’s ‘Murders’ series frees its cast from the constraints of the newly formed Homicide Squad and plunges them straight into a baffling case that threatens many of their number.'
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Deadset Crime Plots
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27 November 2021; (p. 27)
— Review of The Enemy Within 2021 single work novel ; The Square Up 2021 single work novel ; The Orchard Murders 2021 single work novel
- Nunawading, Blackburn - Mitcham - Vermont area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1944