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1954
Death of a Lake
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'On a vast sheep station in the outback, Raymond Gillen goes swimming in the lake one night and is never seen again. After the failure of local police to solve the mystery, bony arrives disguised as a horse-breaker, and uncovers a story of sexual tension and murder. The lake is evaporating in the intense drought - only when it dies will the mystery be solved. Apart from its strengths as a crime novel, this is probably the best book ever written about drought in Australia.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Fictitious setting at Porchester Station, Lake Otway, South Australia.
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Dedication: To Mr. James L. Hole
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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A Book Written on the Land
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 24 June 2007; (p. 21) -
[Untitled] [The Bulletin, 4 May 1960]
1960
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 May vol. 81 no. 4186 1960; (p. 16) -
A Lakely Story
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 September vol. 75 no. 3894 1954; (p. 2)
— Review of Death of a Lake 1954 single work novel
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A Lakely Story
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 September vol. 75 no. 3894 1954; (p. 2)
— Review of Death of a Lake 1954 single work novel -
A Book Written on the Land
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 24 June 2007; (p. 21) -
[Untitled] [The Bulletin, 4 May 1960]
1960
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 May vol. 81 no. 4186 1960; (p. 16)
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Subjects:
- Bush,
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
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