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y separately published work icon Sinister Stones single work   novel   mystery   crime  
Is part of Bony Arthur W. Upfield , 1929 series - author novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1954... 1954 Sinister Stones
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Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Boney and the Black Opal Ted Willis , ( dir. Peter Maxwell ) Australia : Fauna Productions , 1972 Z1458919 1972 single work film/TV A policeman is found murdered on a road in the rugged MacDonnell Ranges and his black tracker is missing, also believed dead. When Inspector Napoloeon Bonaparte of the Queensland Police Force is sent to investigate, he finds he has allies in the local Aboriginal community bent on revenge.

Notes

  • Broadcast as an early morning serial on ABC radio 2FC commencing November 9 at 8.45 am.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Doubleday ,
      1954 .
      Extent: 186p.
      Edition info: Crime Club edition
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Melbourne, Victoria,: Heinemann ,
      1955 .
      Alternative title: Cake in the Hat Box
      Extent: 208p.
      Written as: Arthur Upfield
      Reprinted: 1970 , 1977
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Pan ,
      1958 .
      image of person or book cover 2434511418113451401.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Alternative title: Cake in a Hat Box
      Extent: 185p.
      Reprinted: 1966
      Series: Pan Books Pan (publisher), series - publisher Number in series: 441
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Pan ,
      1983 .
      image of person or book cover 9148101335339370125.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Alternative title: Cake in a Hat Box
      Extent: 185p.
      ISBN: 0330270427
    • Mattituck, New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Amereon House ,
      1983 .
      Extent: 187p.
      Reprinted: 2000
      ISBN: 9780848812119 (2000 reprint), 0848812115
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Collier Books ,
      1986 .
      ISBN: 0684180219 (pbk.)
    • Mattituck, New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      American Reprint ,
      1991 .
      Alternative title: Cake in the Hat Box
      Extent: 207p.
    • North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1991 .
      Alternative title: Cake in a Hat Box
      Extent: 185p.
      ISBN: 0207162751 (pbk.)
Alternative title: Der Schwarze Brunnen
Language: German
    • Munich,
      c
      Germany,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Goldmann ,
      1954 .
      person or book cover
      Extent: 154p.
      Reprinted: 1961 , 1983 , 1997
      Note/s:
      • Numerous reprints
      Series: Goldmann-rote-Krimi Rote Krimi Goldmann (publisher), series - publisher Number in series: 224

Other Formats

  • Braille.
  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.

Works about this Work

New Upfield Mystery 1955 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 September vol. 76 no. 3946 1955; (p. 2)

— Review of Sinister Stones Arthur W. Upfield , 1954 single work novel
New Upfield Mystery 1955 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 September vol. 76 no. 3946 1955; (p. 2)

— Review of Sinister Stones Arthur W. Upfield , 1954 single work novel
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