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'Bryan Brown has been telling stories with his distinctive Australian voice on TV and in film for a long time, but this time he's writing crime in his first book.
'It was a gentle knock. Agnes had been waiting for it. Hoping he would be on time. Such a lovely fella, she thought...
'Come on through. Got a surprise for you,' she said.
He had one for her too.
'Phil and Sweet Jimmy are cousins. Phil grows orchids . . . spider orchids . . . learnt about them in the nick. Jimmy likes orchids, too, but there are other things he likes even more . . .
'Trish Bennett didn't like her life. Hadn't liked it for a long time. Been on the streets. Bit of this for a bit of that. The 'that' wasn't always nice. Then Ahmed found her.
'Sam is a tea-leaf, a thief. Likes nickin. . . anything . . . always has . . . until the day he knocked off more than the Volvo.
'Fell for the sexy and beautiful Sue May from Hong Kong, Frank Testy did. Silly old prick. What price for ego? A huge bloody price it turns out.
'Taut and crackling with character, these gritty, raw and sometimes very funny stories from Australian great Bryan Brown are Aussie Noir at its best. Crime doesn't discriminate . . . it can happen to anyone . . . it could happen to you . . . in any ordinary suburb . . . at any time.' (Publication summary)
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Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Come Writers and Critics
2021
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20 November 2021; (p. 15) -
Knockabout Lands New Role in Rattling Yarns
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11 September 2021; (p. 14)
— Review of Sweet Jimmy 2021 single work novel -
‘It Helps Disguise Me’ : Bryan Brown on Getting Recognised, Stolen Cars and Identifying with Objects
2021
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 1 September 2021;'The actor turned crime writer reveals the story of three things that have helped shape his identity'
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Knockabout Lands New Role in Rattling Yarns
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11 September 2021; (p. 14)
— Review of Sweet Jimmy 2021 single work novel -
‘It Helps Disguise Me’ : Bryan Brown on Getting Recognised, Stolen Cars and Identifying with Objects
2021
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 1 September 2021;'The actor turned crime writer reveals the story of three things that have helped shape his identity'
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Come Writers and Critics
2021
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20 November 2021; (p. 15)
Awards
- 2022 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best First Novel