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Robin Adair Robin Adair i(A124801 works by)
Born: Established: 1936 ;
Gender: Male
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1 4 y separately published work icon The Ghost of Waterloo : An Intriguing Murder Mystery Robin Adair , Camberwell : Michael Joseph , 2011 Z1763766 2011 single work novel historical fiction crime mystery

'Sydney 1828. All is not well.

'The young settlement is shaken by a daring bank robbery and a spate of murders. At the Governor's command, Nicodemus Dunne - a disgraced London thief-taker who is now the Running Patterer, a news-hawker roaming the streets of Sydney - sets out to discover the truth.

'The evidence points - amazingly - to none other than Napoleon Bonaparte!

'Could the old enemy of the British have escaped death and come to the colony, where he is preparing to seek his revenge? But who is aiding this phantom? And how can he be stopped? Why are Dunne's closest friends involved? Is an exotic American singer stealing more than hearts?

'Both thrilling and hugely enjoyable, The Ghost of Waterloo will keep you guessing right to its dramatic ending.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 Robin Adair : The Books That Changed Me Robin Adair , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 December 2009; (p. 10-11)
1 3 y separately published work icon Death and the Running Patterer Robin Adair , Camberwell : Michael Joseph , 2009 Z1600276 2009 single work novel crime detective historical fiction Sydney, 1828. All is not well. One of the convict colony's soldiers had been murdered and Governor Ralph Darling is not pleased. Reluctantly, he turns to Nicodemus Dunne for help. Dunne, a fallen Bow Street Runner now transported to Australia, makes his living as a running patterer, hawking news on the dusty streets. Only he has the detective skills required to chase down the ritual killer and stop the ever-bewildering series of gruesome murders that follow the first. As he searches, Dunne joins forces with the entrancing seamstress Rachel Dormin and soon discovers that too many people, from the Governor down, have secrets worth killing for. When he gets too close to unveiling the murderer and to the secrets buried in his own past, even his life hangs in the balance. (Publisher's website)
1 y separately published work icon Nicodemus Dunne Mysteries Robin Adair , Camberwell : Michael Joseph , 2009-2011 19218104 2009 series - author novel
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