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'Philip Trudeau, a once-respected investigative journalist, has stepped on the wrong toes. With his personal life and health deteriorating around him, he is consigned to a suburban newspaper where he writes "filler" local news articles to be slotted in among the real-estate and restaurant advertisements. Sent to cover what appears to be a tragic-yet-routine death at a level crossing, Philip is drawn into a multilayered mystery that involves art theft, political intrigue and business corruption ... not to mention murder.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: For Lynne, Genny and Alicia.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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First Novel as Foundation for a Writing Career
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 23 no. 1 2009; (p. 100)
— Review of Ghostlines 2008 single work novel -
Take Three
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 5 October 2008; (p. 25)
— Review of Sweet 2008 single work novel ; Ghostlines 2008 single work novel -
Read of the Week
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 21 September 2008; (p. 32)
— Review of Ghostlines 2008 single work novel -
Local Class War Thrills
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 September 2008; (p. 11)
— Review of Ghostlines 2008 single work novel -
Tall Tales of Treachery
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 30 August 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of Bright Air 2008 single work novel ; Ghostlines 2008 single work novel
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[Review] Ghostlines
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , July vol. 88 no. 1 2008; (p. 41)
— Review of Ghostlines 2008 single work novel -
Tall Tales of Treachery
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 30 August 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of Bright Air 2008 single work novel ; Ghostlines 2008 single work novel -
Local Class War Thrills
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 September 2008; (p. 11)
— Review of Ghostlines 2008 single work novel -
Read of the Week
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 21 September 2008; (p. 32)
— Review of Ghostlines 2008 single work novel -
Take Three
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 5 October 2008; (p. 25)
— Review of Sweet 2008 single work novel ; Ghostlines 2008 single work novel
Awards
- 2009 winner Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best First Novel
- 2008 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Horror Division — Best Novel
- 2007 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript by an Emerging Victorian Writer Manuscript titled 'The Ghostwriter' at the time of award announcement.
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