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'The Port Fairy Murders is the sequel to The Holiday Murders, an historical crime novel set in 1943 in the newly formed homicide department of Victoria Police, which explored little-known fascist groups, particularly an organisation called Australia First, that festered in Australia both before and during the war.The Port Fairy Murders continues with this exploration but looks, as well, at the bitter divide between Catholics and Protestants. This divide was especially raw in small rural communities. The homicide team, which includes Detective Joe Sable and Constable Helen Lord, is now trying to track down a dangerous man named George Starling. At the same time, they are called to investigate a double murder in Port Fairy. It seems straightforward — they have a signed confession — but it soon becomes apparent that nothing is straightforward about the incident.
'The novel examines the tensions that simmer in a small town. Written with great verve and insight, The Port Fairy Murders is a superb psychological study, as well as a riveting historical who-dunnit.' (Publication summary)
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Works about this Work
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Review : The Longest Ride
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , February 2015;
— Review of The Port Fairy Murders 2015 single work novel -
Hitlerites
Home-grown Hitlerite Takes up the Gudgels
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 May 2015; (p. 26) The Sun-Herald , 24 May 2015; (p. 12) The Sunday Age , 24 May 2015; (p. 16)
— Review of The Port Fairy Murders 2015 single work novel -
Plenty at Stake - And Then There's the War
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 2-3 May 2015; (p. 30)
— Review of The Port Fairy Murders 2015 single work novel -
Seaside Homicide
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2015; (p. 36-38) 'Melbourne-based crime author Robert Gott tells us about the bizarre crimes on which his books are based, the unusual process of converting a comedy novel to a serious thriller, and the terrifying pro-Nazi villains in his new series set in mid-war Melbourne.' (Publication abstract)
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Plenty at Stake - And Then There's the War
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 2-3 May 2015; (p. 30)
— Review of The Port Fairy Murders 2015 single work novel -
Hitlerites
Home-grown Hitlerite Takes up the Gudgels
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 May 2015; (p. 26) The Sun-Herald , 24 May 2015; (p. 12) The Sunday Age , 24 May 2015; (p. 16)
— Review of The Port Fairy Murders 2015 single work novel -
Review : The Longest Ride
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , February 2015;
— Review of The Port Fairy Murders 2015 single work novel -
Seaside Homicide
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2015; (p. 36-38) 'Melbourne-based crime author Robert Gott tells us about the bizarre crimes on which his books are based, the unusual process of converting a comedy novel to a serious thriller, and the terrifying pro-Nazi villains in his new series set in mid-war Melbourne.' (Publication abstract)
- Port Fairy, Warrnambool area, Western District, Victoria,