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Inspector Brad Chen
2006
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novel
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1
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2006
Dead Set : A Brad Chen Novel
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'Ace detective Brad Chen is lured back to work by the double murder of a Whitlam government minister and the editor of his political memoirs. Solving the crimes, while searching for a missing friend, Chen is plunged into the murky worlds of international espionage and organised crime. The body count rises as Chen uncovers the deadly secret behind the most momentous events in Australian political history.' (Publication summary)
Affiliation Notes
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Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work contains a Chinese Australian character.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Political Thrillers Expose Corrupting Personal Ambition
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 13 June vol. 16 no. 6 2006;
— Review of Dead Set : A Brad Chen Novel 2006 single work novel ; Morning's Gone 2006 single work novel -
Capital Crimes
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Limelight , March 2006; (p. 38)
— Review of Dead Set : A Brad Chen Novel 2006 single work novel -
In Brief : Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 280 2006; (p. 62)
— Review of Dead Set : A Brad Chen Novel 2006 single work novel -
The Pursuit of a Capital Offender
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 April 2006; (p. 33)
— Review of Dead Set : A Brad Chen Novel 2006 single work novel -
Take Three
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 19 March 2006; (p. 14)
— Review of Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn 2006 single work novel ; Dead Set : A Brad Chen Novel 2006 single work novel
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The Slick and the Dead
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 5 February 2006; (p. 19)
— Review of Dead Set : A Brad Chen Novel 2006 single work novel ; The Apricot Colonel 2006 single work novel -
This Week's Selections
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 February 2006; (p. 10)
— Review of Dead Set : A Brad Chen Novel 2006 single work novel -
Crime File
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 February 2006; (p. 10)
— Review of Saving Billie 2005 single work novel ; Dead Set : A Brad Chen Novel 2006 single work novel ; The Apricot Colonel 2006 single work novel ; The Berlin Cross 2005 single work novel -
[Review] Dead Set : An Brad Chen Novel
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February vol. 85 no. 7 2006; (p. 47)
— Review of Dead Set : A Brad Chen Novel 2006 single work novel -
Crime Debut An Absolute Cracker
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 - 12 February 2006; (p. 5)
— Review of Dead Set : A Brad Chen Novel 2006 single work novel -
Dead Set on Chen
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 February 2006; (p. 10)
Awards
- 2006 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best First Novel
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