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'Australia of the very near future. Nationalistic fervour and religious fundamentalism are on the rise. Drugs, espionage and sexual perversion are commonplace. The real enemy is the enemy within. Steven Plat is Head of a small National Security Organization. His problem:
What do Jim Morrison and the Doors, a white supremacy group, a security leak at Joint Service Intelligence, a nightclub called "The Pits of Hell," and the murder of a computer programmer have in common?
Entangled in an intriguing web of secrets and subterfuge, he finds more than he bargained for: drugs, espionage, sexual perversion, and cheap trinkets. And he also finds himself at the back door of a city few care to see. If Plat fails, Australia may never be the same again'. Source: bookseller's website.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Ride on the Cosmic Roller-Coaster
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 December 1992; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Back Door Man 1992 single work novel ; Quarantine 1992 single work novel ; Intimate Armageddons 1992 anthology short story -
Promising Debut
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 May 1992; (p. C10)
— Review of Back Door Man 1992 single work novel -
Humorous but Disjointed Look at Forces
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 18 April 1992; (p. 10)
— Review of Back Door Man 1992 single work novel -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Mean Streets : A Quarterly Journal of Crime, Mystery and Detection , May no. 6 1992; (p. 56)
— Review of Only Lawyers Dancing 1992 single work novel ; Beware of the Dog : A Cliff Hardy Novel 1992 single work novel ; Back Door Man 1992 single work novel
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Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Mean Streets : A Quarterly Journal of Crime, Mystery and Detection , May no. 6 1992; (p. 56)
— Review of Only Lawyers Dancing 1992 single work novel ; Beware of the Dog : A Cliff Hardy Novel 1992 single work novel ; Back Door Man 1992 single work novel -
Humorous but Disjointed Look at Forces
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 18 April 1992; (p. 10)
— Review of Back Door Man 1992 single work novel -
Promising Debut
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 May 1992; (p. C10)
— Review of Back Door Man 1992 single work novel -
A Ride on the Cosmic Roller-Coaster
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 December 1992; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Back Door Man 1992 single work novel ; Quarantine 1992 single work novel ; Intimate Armageddons 1992 anthology short story
Awards
- 1993 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Best Novel
Last amended 17 Jun 2014 13:12:06
Settings:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1990s
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