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'The naked body of a man is discovered entombed in the wall of the Split Point Lighthouse on Australia's southeast coast; the murder is two months old, and the identity of the victim is unknown. Of Split Point's suspicious inhabitants, only Ed Penwarden, the coffin-maker, befriends Bony upon his arrival. As he delves into the case, Bony is curious to know why a coffin is moved in the night, who was the girl seen struggling with Dick Lake on the cliff top--and why the Bully Buccaneers came to deal in death.' (Publication summary)
Adaptations
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form
y
Boney Buys a Coffin
( dir. Peter Maxwell
)
Australia
:
Fauna Productions
,
1972
Z1398682
1972
single work
film/TV
crime
Inspector Bonaparte is brought to a small fishing town to investigate the discovery of an unidentified body. The town is also linked to the disappearance of a Vietnam serviceman. A stray dog leads Boney to vital clues that help him solve a case involving not only murder but also drug addiction.
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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Otway Taenarum
2019
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 78 no. 4 2019; (p. 50-61)'1988. It is five years after the Ash Wednesday bushfires, which devastated many parts of Victoria, including the coastline of the Eastern Otways. It is also Australia’s Bicentennial year. A man in his early twenties sits on the step of a small fibro bungalow in the Aireys Inlet riverflat, in the thick shade of two towering old macrocarpa pines. Catching the light at his feet is a loamy brocade of russet pine needles, stretching across the yard to the sunroom of his house, one of the few buildings in the town to survive the fires.'(Introduction)
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Otway Taenarum
2019
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 78 no. 4 2019; (p. 50-61)'1988. It is five years after the Ash Wednesday bushfires, which devastated many parts of Victoria, including the coastline of the Eastern Otways. It is also Australia’s Bicentennial year. A man in his early twenties sits on the step of a small fibro bungalow in the Aireys Inlet riverflat, in the thick shade of two towering old macrocarpa pines. Catching the light at his feet is a loamy brocade of russet pine needles, stretching across the yard to the sunroom of his house, one of the few buildings in the town to survive the fires.'(Introduction)
