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'Tom Petkovic walks in the city while his father is working night shifts. He is a loner, drawn to look in at the family lives of others. But lately, more and more curtains have been closed, the windows dark except for one, where a girl sits watching, night after night. In the park Tom hears a puzzling argument between two men. They seem to be shouting about the Aztecs. Then he sees one of them drag the other, limp and bleeding, into the back of a van. Tom writes about the scene, weaving it into a short story which he enters in a newspaper competition, hoping to give the police some clues. He is afraid for his life and not without reason, as more and more children are afflicted with a mysterious illness. This well-plotted and satisfying story has enough twists to keep the most demanding reader enthralled.' (Publication summary)
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[Review] Killer Plot [et al]
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 45 no. 2 2001; (p. 22)
— Review of Killer Plot 2001 single work novel ; Cruel Nest 2001 single work children's fiction ; Looking for Blondie 2001 single work novel ; Dead Red 2001 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Killer Plot [et al]
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 15 no. 2 2001; (p. 30-31)
— Review of Killer Plot 2001 single work novel ; Cruel Nest 2001 single work children's fiction ; Looking for Blondie 2001 single work novel ; Dead Red 2001 single work children's fiction -
Crime for Teens
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 236 2001; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Dead Red 2001 single work children's fiction ; Killer Plot 2001 single work novel ; Cruel Nest 2001 single work children's fiction ; The Three-Pronged Dagger 2001 single work novel -
Fun for Junior Postmodernists
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 July 2001; (p. 15)
— Review of Dear Writer 2001 single work children's fiction ; Moving House 2001 single work children's fiction ; Jaleesa the Emu 2001 single work children's fiction ; The Three-Pronged Dagger 2001 single work novel ; Killer Plot 2001 single work novel ; Catching the Nimbin 2001 single work children's fiction -
CoverNotes
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 25 February 2001; (p. 11)
— Review of Killer Plot 2001 single work novel
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[Review] Killer Plot [et al]
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 45 no. 2 2001; (p. 22)
— Review of Killer Plot 2001 single work novel ; Cruel Nest 2001 single work children's fiction ; Looking for Blondie 2001 single work novel ; Dead Red 2001 single work children's fiction -
CoverNotes
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 25 February 2001; (p. 11)
— Review of Killer Plot 2001 single work novel -
Fun for Junior Postmodernists
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 July 2001; (p. 15)
— Review of Dear Writer 2001 single work children's fiction ; Moving House 2001 single work children's fiction ; Jaleesa the Emu 2001 single work children's fiction ; The Three-Pronged Dagger 2001 single work novel ; Killer Plot 2001 single work novel ; Catching the Nimbin 2001 single work children's fiction -
Crime for Teens
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 236 2001; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Dead Red 2001 single work children's fiction ; Killer Plot 2001 single work novel ; Cruel Nest 2001 single work children's fiction ; The Three-Pronged Dagger 2001 single work novel -
[Review] Killer Plot [et al]
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 15 no. 2 2001; (p. 30-31)
— Review of Killer Plot 2001 single work novel ; Cruel Nest 2001 single work children's fiction ; Looking for Blondie 2001 single work novel ; Dead Red 2001 single work children's fiction