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'You know what Ludo means, don't you? It's Latin for I play. You can look it up if you don't believe me. Sometimes I think she chose it herself.
Sydney, 1961: Jockey McAuley is just looking for a little direction in life. On a fast track from high school to the old school, he stumbles into the notorious Phoenix affair, a netherworld of shady deals, half truths and men with more sides than a cut diamond.
And then there's Ludo. Glamorous, unattainable Ludo, playing everyone by her own rules. The game changes fast, and a wink and a nod can get a capable young man anything from a gun in the face to a fortune in his kick.
With sharp dialogue, vivid characters and shocking intrigue, Ludo tips its hat to classic crime noir as it brings to life the seedy world of Sydney in the 1960s.' (Publisher's blurb)
Sydney, 1961: Jockey McAuley is just looking for a little direction in life. On a fast track from high school to the old school, he stumbles into the notorious Phoenix affair, a netherworld of shady deals, half truths and men with more sides than a cut diamond.
And then there's Ludo. Glamorous, unattainable Ludo, playing everyone by her own rules. The game changes fast, and a wink and a nod can get a capable young man anything from a gun in the face to a fortune in his kick.
With sharp dialogue, vivid characters and shocking intrigue, Ludo tips its hat to classic crime noir as it brings to life the seedy world of Sydney in the 1960s.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Epigraph:
Devil or angel, I can't make up my mind
Which one you are I'd like to wake up and find
Devil or angel dear, whichever you are
I miss you, I miss you, I mi-i-iss you
-Bobby Vee
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Dedication:
For Dot and Mort
Mirabile dictu.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 6 August 2011; (p. 28)
— Review of The Brotherhood 2011 single work novel ; Ludo 2011 single work novel
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Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 6 August 2011; (p. 28)
— Review of The Brotherhood 2011 single work novel ; Ludo 2011 single work novel
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