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Magpie Books : Second Series series - publisher  
Alternative title: Magpie Selected Story
Is part of Magpie Books series - publisher
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y separately published work icon No Train on Tuesday J. B. Blair , 1937 Z384581 1937 single work novel
y separately published work icon Old Man Murray Will Lawson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1937 Z418685 1937 single work novel historical fiction
y separately published work icon So Freedom Came Will Lawson , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1946 Z530068 1946 single work novel Publisher's blurb states: 'The story of ruthless men to whom the shedding of human blood is reckoned of little account. A grim passage in the not-so-distant history of a young country out to exploit the wealth of its tropic north. Will Lawson unfolds a sensational picture of unwilling slaves jammed tight in the hell holes deep in the bowels of the slave ships with death a constant companion. Here's the story of man's inhumanity to man. Here, too, lies a strange mateship of love and death. It's a story that will hold your interest from beginning to end, and send you out looking for other works of this well-known author.'
y separately published work icon The Big Gamble and Fighting Fury A. C. Headley , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1900-1999 Z1104434 1900-1999 selected work novella
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y separately published work icon Dope Island W. S. Howard , Sydney : Frank Johnson , Z1081313 single work novel Sydney : Frank Johnson ,
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y separately published work icon Iole Steps Out Frank Walford , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1940-1949 Z1223665 1940-1949 single work novel humour Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1940-1949
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y separately published work icon Sinners in Paradise Max Afford , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1946 Z814544 1946 single work novel detective

'Robert Morte, writer of radio thrillers and detective novels, decided to take a sea voyage through the Barrier Reef islands to get away from fictional clues and crime. Alas for his hopes! Morte and his wife Jane encountered a cargo of mystery far stranger than any he could possibly conceive from his own fertile mind.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Ramble House edition).

 Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1946
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y separately published work icon Gone a Million Frank Walford , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1940-1949 Z1223660 1940-1949 single work novel crime adventure Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1940-1949
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y separately published work icon When Cobb and Co. was King Will Lawson , 1936 single work novel historical fiction

Back cover of the Magpie version states: 'Sudden death rides the roads, racing abreast of mighty wheels that carry a magnificent enterprise deep into the heart of a law-shy country. Here is an epic of men who fight with bare hands for the things they want. Here is the story of men whose lives are ruled by violence. Famous author Will Lawson brings to life these hectic days of Australia's early history, and tells this tale of Cobb & Co. in his own inimitable manner. Packed with action and drama, it's a story you won't put down from first page to last.'

 Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1950-1959
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y separately published work icon Bride For Sale G. Vardy , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1950-1959 Z1466892 1950-1959 single work novel historical fiction Murder and passion against the lawless background of a city in the making. Here's the grim story of passion on parole in a world peopled by miserable wretches living only to pay a debt to society. Read the amazing story of the 'bride-giving' where women are paraded like cattle to be chosed as brides by the human derelicts who share their unwalled prison. Here is a story rich in drama and colour, a story to be read and enjoyed many times over.' (Publisher's blurb) Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1950-1959
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y separately published work icon Thanks for the Memory W. S. Howard , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1900-1999 Z1039722 1900-1999 single work short story Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1900-1999
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y separately published work icon Excuse for Scandal W. S. Howard , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1950-1959 Z1039440 1950-1959 single work novel Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1950-1959
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y separately published work icon Mania for Murder Dixon Rice , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1946-1950 Z1388176 1946-1950 single work novel crime detective Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1946-1950
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y separately published work icon Passion in Private Frank Walford , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1940-1949 Z1223653 1940-1949 single work novel romance Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1940-1949
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y separately published work icon Pardon My Intrusion J. B. Blair , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1946 Z811716 1946 single work novel Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1946
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y separately published work icon The Taste of Death Z1738423 1940 single work novel crime detective
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y separately published work icon There Is Still Tomorrow Frank Walford , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1940-1949 Z1223657 1940-1949 single work novel romance Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1940-1949
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y separately published work icon The Sheep and the Wolves Max Afford , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1947 Z814541 1947 single work novel detective

'In the 1930s [sic] suspense novel the private investigator is hitting the bottle a little too hard and consequently having trouble keeping his wife, Elizabeth, content. But when a major case of murder snares him it adds just the right amount of danger to save his marriage. All he has to do is find out who strangled the Greek, Cassamatis, with a silken cord and determine whose bullet is found lodged in the back of a sultry dame. All in a day's work for the PI and his friend, Chief Inspector William Read.'

source: Publisher's blurb (Ramble House edition).

 Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1947
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y separately published work icon Desire for Danger Frank Walford , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1940-1949 Z1223670 1940-1949 single work novel Loder suggests this may be a re-titled imprint of Barrier Rat as the cover mentioning the Barrier Rats. Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1940-1949
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y separately published work icon Give Me the Rocket Range Roy Mendham , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1945-1950 Z1297459 1945-1950 single work novel crime detective Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1945-1950
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y separately published work icon The Brierley Rose Leslie Haylen , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1935 Z395567 1935 single work novel Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1944
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y separately published work icon Weep No More Walter Smyth , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1900-1999 Z1464727 1900-1999 single work novel Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1900-1999
y separately published work icon First Up and The Big Fear A. C. Headley , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1946-1950 Z1104441 1946-1950 selected work short story crime adventure Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1946-1950
y separately published work icon They Flew Alone A.E. Church , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1946 Z1680574 1946 single work novel war literature Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1946

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