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Issue Details: First known date: 1944... 1944 Great Black Kanba
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Involves murder on a train journey from Sydney to Perth. The heroine, suffering from amnesia, starts off on the Spirit of Progress a few weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbour, then goes on to Adelaide to join the Trans-Australian. The Kanba is a legendary giant snake of the Nullarbor likened to this train.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Garden City, New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Doubleday, Doran ,       1944 .
      Extent: 188p.
      Note/s:
      • Published for the Crime Club.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Dell ,       1944 .
      Alternative title: Great Black Kanba : A Story of Transcontinental Murder
      Extent: 240p.
    • London,
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      England,
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      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Collins ,       1945 .
      Alternative title: Black Express
      Extent: 160p.
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