" A cypher that looked like a childs game of noughts-and-crosses; a strip of hessian bag; the rhythmic clanging sound of the turning windmill suddenly breaking the silence of the night; the minister who seemed out of place as a churchman: these were some of the more puzzling aspects of the case of the murdered swagman noticed by the keen eyes of Robert Burns, alias Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, alias ""Bony"". Our distinctive student of violence arrives incognito at Merino, in western New South Wales, and, as a first move, provokes the local sergeant to lock him up. The method in Bonys madness is that while serving a semi-detention sentence and being made to paint the police station, he wears the best of all disguises... Here again is a first-rate Upfield mystery, made warm by humour, by the background characters and his portrayal of the natural background scene. - The Age Upfield at his best. - Adelaide News
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By:
Arthur Upfield Imprint: Editions Tom Thompson Country of Publication: Australia Volume: 9 Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 11mm
Weight: 290g ISBN:9781925706727 ISBN 10: 1925706729 Pages: 184 Publication Date:23 February 2019 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
