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'On Christmas Eve, 1943, the newly formed but undermanned Homicide division of the Melbourne police force is called to investigate the vicious double murder of a father and son. When Military Intelligence becomes involved, Homicide's Inspector Titus Lambert must unravel the personal from the political.
'If only the killings had stopped at two. The police are desperate to come to grips with an extraordinary and disquieting upsurge of violence. For Constable Helen Lord, it is an opportunity to make her mark in a male-dominated world where she is patronised as a novelty. For Detective Joe Sable, the investigation forces a reassessment of his indifference to his Jewish heritage. Racing against the clock, the police uncover simmering tensions among secretive local Nazi sympathisers as a psychopathic fascist usurper makes his move.
'The Holiday Murders explores a little-known and sometimes violent corner of Australian history, and finds oddly modern echoes in its paranoia, xenophobia, and ugly fervour.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: For my parents Maurene and Kevin. Always, always.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Dyslexic edition.
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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When Fascists Came to Town
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 March 2013; (p. 32) The Canberra Times , 16 March 2013; (p. 21)
— Review of The Holiday Murders 2013 single work novel -
Violent Evocation of Australian Noir and Nazis
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 March 2013; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The Holiday Murders 2013 single work novel -
Crime Scene: Robert Gott The Holiday Murders.
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , February 2013;
— Review of The Holiday Murders 2013 single work novel -
Christmas Comes with a Perfect Murder and Cast of Cops
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 3 February 2013; (p. 15)
— Review of The Holiday Murders 2013 single work novel -
Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2-3 February 2013; (p. 22)
— Review of The Holiday Murders 2013 single work novel
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Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2-3 February 2013; (p. 22)
— Review of The Holiday Murders 2013 single work novel -
Christmas Comes with a Perfect Murder and Cast of Cops
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 3 February 2013; (p. 15)
— Review of The Holiday Murders 2013 single work novel -
Crime Scene: Robert Gott The Holiday Murders.
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , February 2013;
— Review of The Holiday Murders 2013 single work novel -
Violent Evocation of Australian Noir and Nazis
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 March 2013; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The Holiday Murders 2013 single work novel -
When Fascists Came to Town
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 March 2013; (p. 32) The Canberra Times , 16 March 2013; (p. 21)
— Review of The Holiday Murders 2013 single work novel
Awards
- 2013 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best Novel
- Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1943