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'Sydney, 1992. Nhu 'Ned' Kelly is a young detective making her way in what was, until recently, the best police force money could buy. Now ICAC has the infamous Roger Rogerson in the spotlight, and the old ways are out. Ned's sex and background still make her an outsider in the force, but Sydney is changing, expanding, modernising, and so is the Job.
When two bodies are found in the foundations of an old building in Sydney's west, Ned is drawn into the city's past: old rivalries, old secrets and old wrongs. As she works to discover who the bones belong to - and who dumped them there - she begins to uncover secrets that threaten to expose not only the rotten core of the police force, but also the dark mysteries of her own family.'
Source: Publisher's website http://www.penguin.com.au/ Sighted: 7/6/10
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Dedication: To Mum, with love and gratitude. In memory of my father and my eldest brother, two good men both named Noel.
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Epigraph: There is no solving murders, you know. Not unless the dead are going to rise up out of the earth. Once somebody is killed, it's forever for their loved ones and their family and the community. -George Pelecanos
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- Also large print.
- Sound recording.
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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School of Thought
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 August 2010; (p. 29)
— Review of The Old School 2010 single work novel -
New Voice on the Case
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 July 2010; (p. 18-19)
— Review of The Old School 2010 single work novel -
A New Beat with Darker Sides
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 July 2010; (p. 25) -
Gripping and Impressive
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 July 2010; (p. 25)
— Review of The Old School 2010 single work novel ; Silk Chaser 2010 single work novel -
Dark Side of the Street
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 July 2010; (p. 25)
— Review of Thrill City 2010 single work novel ; The Old School 2010 single work novel
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Fiction Books
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 - 11 July 2010; (p. 22)
— Review of Nowhere Man 2010 single work novel ; The Old School 2010 single work novel -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , July vol. 89 no. 9 2010; (p. 36)
— Review of The Old School 2010 single work novel -
Bones of a Top Story
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 25 July 2010; (p. 17)
— Review of The Old School 2010 single work novel -
Dark Side of the Street
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 July 2010; (p. 25)
— Review of Thrill City 2010 single work novel ; The Old School 2010 single work novel -
Gripping and Impressive
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 July 2010; (p. 25)
— Review of The Old School 2010 single work novel ; Silk Chaser 2010 single work novel -
A New Beat with Darker Sides
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 July 2010; (p. 25)
Awards
- 2011 winner Davitt Award — Readers' Choice Award
- 2011 joint winner Asher Literary Award Joint winner with Ruin by Roberta Lowing
- 2011 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best First Novel
- 2011 shortlisted Indie Awards — Debut Fiction
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1992