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'Jayne Keeney is a fiesty thirty-something Aussie who has been living in Bangkok for many years. She has been hired to investigate the alleged suicide of a young Australian woman in a seedy Thai coastal town. Maryanne Delbeck was happy and harmless, her father refuses to believe she took her own life. Jayne immerses herself in the case, navigating the backstreet world of Thai ladyboys, monks, strippers, expats and corrupt officials.
'Maryanne's death is not the only mystery awaiting Jayne among Pattaya's neon signs and go-go bars. While working undercover at the orphanage where Maryanne volunteered, Jayne discovers something far more sinister. Now her life is in danger, her case is still unsolved and she barely has time for dinner with her handsome new love interest, Rajiv. With love and death both circling, Jayne now has two cases to crack and very little time to do it.
'The Half-Child is not your standard crime novel, and Jayne Keeney is not your everyday detective.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication:
For Olgamary Savage, nee Whelan
Much has she loved.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Angela Savage : The Half-Child
2011
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— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 19 no. 1 2011; (p. 17) -
[Review Essay] The Half-Child
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 90 no. 2 2010; (p. 32)
— Review of The Half-Child 2010 single work novel -
A Savvy Take on Thailand
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 October 2010; (p. 41)
— Review of The Half-Child 2010 single work novel -
All Tied up So Neatly
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 October 2010; (p. 22)
— Review of The Half-Child 2010 single work novel -
Female Sleuths Hit Mean Streets
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 3 October 2010; (p. 12)
— Review of Thrill City 2010 single work novel ; The Half-Child 2010 single work novel ; A Few Right Thinking Men 2010 single work novel
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Well Read
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 11 September 2010; (p. 28)
— Review of The Half-Child 2010 single work novel -
Female Sleuths Hit Mean Streets
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 3 October 2010; (p. 12)
— Review of Thrill City 2010 single work novel ; The Half-Child 2010 single work novel ; A Few Right Thinking Men 2010 single work novel -
All Tied up So Neatly
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 October 2010; (p. 22)
— Review of The Half-Child 2010 single work novel -
A Savvy Take on Thailand
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 October 2010; (p. 41)
— Review of The Half-Child 2010 single work novel -
[Review Essay] The Half-Child
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 90 no. 2 2010; (p. 32)
— Review of The Half-Child 2010 single work novel -
Angela Savage : The Half-Child
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 19 no. 1 2011; (p. 17)
Awards
- 2011 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best Novel
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Bangkok,
cThailand,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
