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Jack McCain
2001
series - author
novel
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2001...
2001
Death Delights
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'Forensic scientist Jack McCann, an ex-crime scene detective, is separated from his difficult wife and living with his 17-year-old son, Greg. He is also trying to track down his teenage daughter, Jacinta, who ran away two years ago - an event that stirred memories of an earlier tragedy, the abduction of his little sister Rosie from outside the family home in 1975.
'Reluctantly, Jack agrees to help a detective friend investigate a series of grisly pedophile murders. Then an anonymous telephone tip-off about Jacinta's whereabouts leads Jack into an intimate relationship with an enigmatic woman, a relationship that threatens not only to compromise the entire investigation, but also to bring him appallingly close to the mutilator murderer.
'As Jack uncovers the extraordinary link between the old and new crimes, he is forced to confront the destructive patterns within his own family. But before he can fully unravel the mystery, he unwittingly exposes both himself and his son to deadly danger.'
Source : Goodreads.com
Notes
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Dedication: To Greg, the original Reginald, and to all the friends of Bill W.
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Book one of the Jack McCain series.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille and sound recording.
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Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii) -
The Necessary Discovery of Submerged Identity : Gabrielle Lord's Bones
2008
single work
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— Appears in: Tales from New England 2008; (p. 245-270) -
Australian Crime Fiction
2004-2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 3-5) -
Lord's Delight Over Crime Novel Award
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 30 August 2002; (p. 8) -
Untitled
2001
single work
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— Appears in: Crime Factory , no. 4 2001; (p. 57-58)
— Review of Death Delights 2001 single work novel
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Lord of the Spicy Plot
2001
single work
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 30 June 2001; (p. 21)
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Forensic Thriller with a Social Message
2001
single work
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— Appears in: The Age , 14 July 2001; (p. 9)
— Review of Death Delights 2001 single work novel -
The Crime of Our Lives
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 July 2001; (p. 12)
— Review of Death Delights 2001 single work novel -
Lord's Tight Grip on Crime
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 July 2001; (p. 16)
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Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Crime Factory , no. 4 2001; (p. 57-58)
— Review of Death Delights 2001 single work novel -
Australian Crime Fiction
2004-2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 3-5) -
The Necessary Discovery of Submerged Identity : Gabrielle Lord's Bones
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tales from New England 2008; (p. 245-270) -
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii) -
Death Becomes Her
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 July 2001; (p. 12-13) -
Lord's Delight Over Crime Novel Award
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 30 August 2002; (p. 8)
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