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Claudia Valentine
1988
series - author
novel
(number
4
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
1994...
1994
The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi
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'It is the start of a long, hot summer and Madalena Grimaldi has disappeared. Claudia is hired to find the missing schoolgirl but she's already working on a case - the death of Guy Valentine, her father.
As Claudia searches the streets, looking for the ghost of her derelict father and for the mysterious man who can lead her to Madalena, she finds herself sinking into a world where, for many, rock bottom is only the beginning.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
- Sound recording.
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii) -
Sappho Would be Pleased
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 March 1995; (p. rev 10)
— Review of The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi 1994 single work novel ; Body Guard 1994 single work novel ; Murder in Northbridge 1993 single work novel -
Crime
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 12 February 1995; (p. 8)
— Review of The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi 1994 single work novel -
Shopping for Words
1995
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Review , August no. 78 1995; (p. 12) -
Crime Time
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 17 December 1994; (p. 11)
— Review of The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi 1994 single work novel ; Body Guard 1994 single work novel
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Guilt Edge
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 166 1994; (p. 63-64)
— Review of Signs of Murder 1994 single work novel ; The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi 1994 single work novel ; To Make a Killing 1992 single work novel ; Worse than Death 1991 single work novel -
Success a Dead Certainty
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 December 1994; (p. wkd 7)
— Review of Autumn Maze 1994 single work novel ; The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi 1994 single work novel -
A Rush of Thrillers to Finish the Year on a High Note
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 November 1994; (p. 22)
— Review of The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi 1994 single work novel ; Body Guard 1994 single work novel ; Love Lies Bleeding : A Crimes For a Summer Christmas Anthology 1994 anthology short story -
Crime Time
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 17 December 1994; (p. 11)
— Review of The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi 1994 single work novel ; Body Guard 1994 single work novel -
Crime
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 12 February 1995; (p. 8)
— Review of The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi 1994 single work novel -
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii) -
Shopping for Words
1995
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Review , August no. 78 1995; (p. 12)
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Subjects:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
Settings:
- 1990s
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