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Is part of Bony Arthur W. Upfield , 1929 series - author novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1929... 1929 The Barrakee Mystery
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'Why was the redoubtable King Henry, an aborigine from Western Australia, killed during a thunderstorm in New South Wales? — What was the feud that led to murder after nineteen long years had passed? — Who was the woman who saw the murder and kept silent? — This first story of Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, the half-aborigine detective, takes him to a sheep station in the Darling River bush country where he encounters those problems he understands so well – mixed blood and divided loyalties.' (Source: Goodreads website)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1932
Serialised by: The Herald 1879 newspaper (1818 issues)
Notes:

Serialised in The Herald in 42 daily instalments between 23 July and 9 September 1932.

    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Hutchinson ,       1929 .
      Extent: 288p.
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Heinemann ,       1965 .
      Extent: 326 [2]p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Glossary at back of book.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Doubleday ,       1965 .
      image of person or book cover 6191186629685671615.png
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Alternative title: The Lure of the Bush
      Extent: 238p.
      Edition info: Crime Club
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Pan ,       1969 .
      image of person or book cover 6618803124786442705.png
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 249p.
      Reprinted: 1970
      Note/s:
      • Includes glossary, pp 250-251.
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Heinemann ,       1972 .
      image of person or book cover 6689503569280900847.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: [6], 328 pp.
      ISBN: 0434811505
    • Mattituck, New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       American Reprint ,       1978 .
      Alternative title: The Lure of the Bush
      Extent: 238p.
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Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today Rachel Franks , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii)
Deadly Audiobooks Down Under Steven Steinbock , 2004-2005 single work column
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 49-50)
Just the Facts : Death Imitates Art Jim Doherty , 2004-2005 single work column
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 46-49)
Filling 'Terra Nullius': Bony in the Deathspace Kay Torney Souter , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Crossing Lines : Formations of Australian Culture : Proceedings of Association for the Study of Australian Literature Conference, Adelaide, 1995 1996; (p. 108-112) Investigating Arthur Upfield : A Centenary Collection of Critical Essays 2012; (p. 92-99)
Babies in the Deathspace : Psychic Identity in Australian Fiction and Autobiography Kay Torney Souter , 1996-1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer vol. 56 no. 4 1996-1997; (p. 19-36)
Novels I Think You Would Like To Read S. M. MacFarlane , 1929 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 20 May vol. 1 no. 6 1929; (p. 176-177)
— Review of The Barrakee Mystery Arthur W. Upfield , 1929 single work novel ; Return Ticket Frederick Howard , 1929 single work novel
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— Appears in: The Age , 1 June 1929; (p. 6)
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— Appears in: The Mercury , 21 February 1930; (p. 3)
— Review of The Barrakee Mystery Arthur W. Upfield , 1929 single work novel ; The House of Cain Arthur W. Upfield , 1928 single work novel
Just the Facts : Death Imitates Art Jim Doherty , 2004-2005 single work column
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 46-49)
Deadly Audiobooks Down Under Steven Steinbock , 2004-2005 single work column
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 49-50)
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today Rachel Franks , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii)
Filling 'Terra Nullius': Bony in the Deathspace Kay Torney Souter , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Crossing Lines : Formations of Australian Culture : Proceedings of Association for the Study of Australian Literature Conference, Adelaide, 1995 1996; (p. 108-112) Investigating Arthur Upfield : A Centenary Collection of Critical Essays 2012; (p. 92-99)
Babies in the Deathspace : Psychic Identity in Australian Fiction and Autobiography Kay Torney Souter , 1996-1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer vol. 56 no. 4 1996-1997; (p. 19-36)
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