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'Peter Goldsworthy's new novel features a blind detective determined to deliver justice to the man who shot him, even though his failed assassin has broken out of jail and is equally determined to finish the job. Cleverly structured around the five senses, and with the action confined to one week, it’s pacey and taut, with the cat-and-mouse tension leavened by lighter interludes.
'Goldsworthy is interested in all that his protagonist cannot see, as he is forced to meet evil, acting on a trust in his senses, and the ineluctable mystery that is memory.' (Publication summary)
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Blindness. Type of character Primary. Point of view Unconfirmed.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Making Sense of Revenge
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20 July 2019; (p. 19)
— Review of Minotaur 2019 single work novel'The story takes place over one week in the surprisingly menacing labyrinth of the mean streets of Adelaide. There is also at least one internal labyrinth, constructed of the mind and heart of the main character, Detective Sergeant Richard Zadow, often known as ‘‘Zads’’.' (Introduction)
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Soft Centre
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 413 2019; (p. 53-54)
— Review of Minotaur 2019 single work novel'Halfway through Minotaur, Peter Goldsworthy’s jauntily satisfying novel about a sharp-tongued former motorcycle cop blinded by a bullet to the head, Detective Sergeant Rick Zadow gropes his way to a shed behind his Adelaide cottage. Inside lies a partially dismantled 1962 Green Frame Ducati 750SS. Zadow, who had begun disassembling the crankshaft prior to his injury, fumbles round in the dark as he tries to restore the beloved bike he will never be able to ride again. He uses his ever-present companion and virtual girlfriend, Siri, to order parts from a website called Road and Race.' (Introduction)
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Soft Centre
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 413 2019; (p. 53-54)
— Review of Minotaur 2019 single work novel'Halfway through Minotaur, Peter Goldsworthy’s jauntily satisfying novel about a sharp-tongued former motorcycle cop blinded by a bullet to the head, Detective Sergeant Rick Zadow gropes his way to a shed behind his Adelaide cottage. Inside lies a partially dismantled 1962 Green Frame Ducati 750SS. Zadow, who had begun disassembling the crankshaft prior to his injury, fumbles round in the dark as he tries to restore the beloved bike he will never be able to ride again. He uses his ever-present companion and virtual girlfriend, Siri, to order parts from a website called Road and Race.' (Introduction)
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Making Sense of Revenge
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20 July 2019; (p. 19)
— Review of Minotaur 2019 single work novel'The story takes place over one week in the surprisingly menacing labyrinth of the mean streets of Adelaide. There is also at least one internal labyrinth, constructed of the mind and heart of the main character, Detective Sergeant Richard Zadow, often known as ‘‘Zads’’.' (Introduction)
