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Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 The Body on the Beach
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'In 1920, a body is found on Brighton Beach, Adelaide. Billy Liang has been living a respectable life as the representative of Adelaide’s Chinese community—with his lover, lawyer Tom Williams, discreetly at his side. When evidence seems to implicate the people Billy represents, he steps up to help solve the murder. He and Tom deal with illegal opium dens, fantan games and gambling, racism, and being shot at. Though Billy’s family accepts the love he and Tom share, Australia’s laws against sodomy and homosexuality pose a constant danger. Now, the body on the beach brings a whole new threat to Billy and Tom’s life in Adelaide.'

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    y separately published work icon Under the Southern Cross Tallahassee : Dreamspinner Press , 2013 9054711 2013 anthology novel romance

    'Fall in love with Australia.

    'Fight zombies in colonial New South Wales, solve a mysterious murder in 1920s Adelaide, and journey to a bleak Australian future that may yet hold some promise. Overcome prejudices and take a pilgrimage to Uluru, Australia’s sacred heart. And along the way, explore the theme of unexpected love beneath the shining stars of the Southern Cross.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

    Tallahassee : Dreamspinner Press , 2013
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Dreamspinner Press ,
      2013 .
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      Extent: 109p.p.
      ISBN: 9781623805494, 162380549X
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