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'From the writer of the hit film Gettin' Square - Some people are bad for your health ... In an inner suburb of Sydney, a pensioner is bashed in his own home. An old Labor Party stalwart loses the faith and goes looking for someone to blame. And a young woman called Slick finds an unsettling connection between the death of her ex-husband and her new boss. When Gold Coast lawyer Eddie Moran comes to Sydney to look after Slick's interests after the death of her ex, he finds a simple drug overdose isn't so simple after all. It's not just the crooked cops, it's the strong whiff of a deal being done higher up and well offstage. From sleazy Sydney backstreets to the new-money glamour of the Gold Coast, this is the world where politics and business meet, and where the consequences are far-reaching - and surprising ...'
Source : publisher's blurb
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Dedication: To my beautiful sons and my darling daughters.
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Crime Writer Judged a Serial Winner
2006
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— Appears in: The Age , 31 August 2006; (p. 6) -
[Review Essay] Taking Care of Business : Cliff Hardy Cases - Crook as Rookwood
2005
single work
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— Appears in: AQ : Journal of Contemporary Analysis , March-April vol. 77 no. 2 2005; (p. 35-37)
— Review of Taking Care of Business : Cliff Hardy Cases 2004 selected work short story ; Crook as Rookwood 2005 single work novel -
Scratching the Labor Underbelly
2005
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 May 2005; (p. 15)
— Review of Crook as Rookwood 2005 single work novel -
Books
2005
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— Appears in: Brisbane News , 20 - 26 April no. 535 2005; (p. 37)
— Review of Crook as Rookwood 2005 single work novel ; Never Upstaged : Babette Stephens : Her Life and Times 2004 single work biography -
Thrillers' Appeals Go Far and Wide in Contrasts
2005
single work
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 April 2005; (p. 15)
— Review of Lost 2004 single work novel ; Crook as Rookwood 2005 single work novel ; A Hand in the Bush 2005 single work novel
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Novel Career
2005
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 - 27 March 2005; (p. 1,4)
— Review of Crook as Rookwood 2005 single work novel -
Eyes and Ears for the Devilry in the Detail
2005
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— Appears in: The Age , 23 April 2005; (p. 5)
— Review of A Hand in the Bush 2005 single work novel ; Crook as Rookwood 2005 single work novel -
Hard Nuts and Soft Underbellies
2005
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 April 2005; (p. 31)
— Review of Crook as Rookwood 2005 single work novel -
Untitled
2005
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review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , April vol. 84 no. 9 2005; (p. 25)
— Review of Crook as Rookwood 2005 single work novel -
Thrillers' Appeals Go Far and Wide in Contrasts
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 April 2005; (p. 15)
— Review of Lost 2004 single work novel ; Crook as Rookwood 2005 single work novel ; A Hand in the Bush 2005 single work novel -
Catching the Wave
2005
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 9 April 2005; (p. 13) -
Novel Twist to Legal Career
2005
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— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 May 2005; (p. 7) -
Crime Writer Judged a Serial Winner
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 31 August 2006; (p. 6)
Awards
- 2006 joint winner Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best Novel
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- Gold Coast, Queensland,