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y separately published work icon The Promised Land single work   novel   crime   detective   mystery  
Is part of Brock and Kolla Barry Maitland , 1994- series - author novel (number 13 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 The Promised Land
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'Newly promoted Detective Chief Inspector Kathy Kolla investigates a series of brutal murders on Hampstead Heath. Under intense pressure to find answers, she arrests the unlikely figure of John Pettigrew, a failing London publisher who lives alone on the edge of the Heath. Pettigrew's lawyer calls on recently retired David Brock for advice, and soon, unable to resist the pull of investigation, the old colleagues Brock and Kolla are at loggerheads.

'At the heart of the gripping mystery of the Hampstead murders lies a manuscript of an unknown novel by one of the greatest literary figures of the twentieth century. Brock believes that its story will unlock the puzzle, but how?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Notes

  • The manuscript that features in the plot of The Promised Land is that of a previously unknown novel, purportedly written by George Orwell and supposedly influenced by his experiences in Burma.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2019 .
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      Extent: 320p.
      Note/s:

      • Published January 2019.

      ISBN: 9781760632670
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Other Formats

  • Dyslexic edition.
  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.
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