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167y The Mystery of Swordfish Reef Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1939 Z101751 1939 single work novel crime mystery detective 'An intriguing case for Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte begins on a calm October day in an Australian seaside town. Three men set out to sea for a day's fishing...and do not return. Despite intensive searches, no trace of the men or their boat is found until, weeks later, a passing trawler hauls in a gruesome catch - the head of one of the missing fishermen. It is quite clear that its owner was murdered with a pistol bullet. But by whom and why is for Bony to find out.' - (back cover, 1983 Arkon Paperback). Der Kopf im Netz Munich Switzerland : Goldmann Krimi-Verlag , 1974
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180y Venom House New York (City) : Doubleday , 1952 Z283537 1952 single work novel crime detective mystery
— Appears in: Vrazda musi pockat ; Vola kmena ; Prekliaty dom 1988; (p. Page numbers unavailable)'The Answerth family's mansion seems to deserve its nickname of Venom House - perhaps because of its forbidding setting, an island in the centre of a man-made lake, its treacherous waters studded by the skeletons of long-dead trees. Perhaps it's because of the unquiet ghosts of the Aboriginals slaughtered by the Answerth ancestors. Whatever the reason, most people are content to give Venom House and its occupants a wide berth... until a couple of corpses turn up in the lake. Inspector Bonaparte has a sudden urge to get to knows the Answerths and their charming home much better... ' (Publication summary)
Die Giftvilla Munich : Goldmann , 1959 -
219y The New Shoe Z1507432 1951 single work novel detective crime mystery
— Appears in: Bony a mys ; Po stope novej topanky ; Stari mladenci z Broken Hillu 1976; (p. Page numbers unavailable)'The naked body of a man is discovered entombed in the wall of the Split Point Lighthouse on Australia's southeast coast; the murder is two months old, and the identity of the victim is unknown. Of Split Point's suspicious inhabitants, only Ed Penwarden, the coffin-maker, befriends Bony upon his arrival. As he delves into the case, Bony is curious to know why a coffin is moved in the night, who was the girl seen struggling with Dick Lake on the cliff top--and why the Bully Buccaneers came to deal in death.' (Publication summary)
Der Neue Schuh Munich : Goldmann , 1974 -
224y Sinister Stones New York (City) : Doubleday , 1954 Z1175739 1954 single work novel mystery crime
— Appears in: Trikrat Napoleon Bonaparte 1977; (p. Page numbers unavailable)
— Appears in: Sovremennyi avstraliiskii detektiv 1990; Der Schwarze Brunnen Munich : Goldmann , 1954 -
232y The Battling Prophet 1955 Z1363904 1955 single work novel crime mystery detective
'Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte is on leave, staying with an old friend near Adelaide. Ben Wickham, a meteorologist whose uncannily accurate forecasts have helped farmers all over Australia, until recently lived nearby. But he has died after a three week drinking binge and a doctor certified death resulting from delirium tremens. Yet Bony's host insists that whatever Ben died of, it wasn't alcohol.' (Publication summary)
Der streitbare Prophet Munich : Goldmann , 1960 -
263y The Bushman Who Came Back London Melbourne : Heinemann , 1957 Z209419 1957 single work novel crime mystery detective
— Appears in: Bestseller Mystery Magazine , April vol. 3 no. 2/226 1961; (p. 4-109)
— Appears in: Trikrat Napoleon Bonaparte 1977; (p. Page numbers unavailable) Bony kauft eine Frau Munich : Goldmann , 1974 -
276y Murder Must Wait Z1507440 1953 single work novel crime mystery detective
— Appears in: Vrazda musi pockat ; Vola kmena ; Prekliaty dom 1988; (p. Page numbers unavailable) Viermal bei Neumond Munich : Goldmann , 1953 -
1011y Journey to the Hangman London Melbourne : Heinemann , 1959 Z290793 1959 single work novel crime mystery detective
— Appears in: Bony a mys ; Po stope novej topanky ; Stari mladenci z Broken Hillu 1976; (p. Page numbers unavailable)
— Appears in: Boni I Myshka [and] Leiik-Froumskiii Koshmar 1996; Bony und die Maus Munich : Goldmann , 1972 -
1044y The Sands of Windee Z1515870 1931 single work novel crime detective
'An Inspector Bonaparte Mystery featuring Bony, the first Aboriginal detective. Why had Luke Marks driven specially out to Windee? Had he been murdered or had he,as the local police believed, wandered away from his car and been overwhelmed in a dust-storm? When Bony noticed something odd in the background of a police photograph, he begins to piece together the secrets of the sands of Windee. Here is the original background to the infamous Snowy Rowles murder trial.'
Ein glücklicher Zufall Munich : Goldmann , 1960 -
1074y Bony and the Black Virgin London : Heinemann , 1959 Z205233 1959 single work novel crime mystery detective Bony Und Die Schwarze Jungfrau Munich : Goldmann , 1972
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1168y Winds of Evil 1937 single work novel crime Bony stellt eine Falle Munich : Goldmann , 1961
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1208y The Will of the Tribe London Melbourne : Heinemann , 1962 Z962007 1962 single work novel mystery detective crime
— Appears in: Vrazda musi pockat ; Vola kmena ; Prekliaty dom 1988; (p. Page numbers unavailable) This adventure of Inspector Napoleon (Bony) Bonaparte is set in North Western Australia; it deals with a corpse in a meteor crater and with vital information hidden behind the impassive mask of an aboriginal tribe, where only the half-black Bony has any hope of reaching it. The interplay between whites and blacks, from assimilated to wholly wild, is subtly and sensitively handled, and Bony emerges as one of the rare detective figures with genuine stature as a man. As in most Upfield novels, the geography, the geology and the cultural anthropology of Australia are living elements in the story (Cover, Collier 1984 ed.). Wer war der zweite Mann? Munich : Goldmann , 1974 -
1281y Death of a Swagman New York (City) : Doubleday , 1945 Z258342 1945 single work novel crime detective mystery
'Merino is an isolated town in New South Wales. Posing as a laborer, Bony goes there to investigate the murder of a vagrant and soon discovers a murderous tangle of motives and suspects. There are some very engaging characters and some excellent tracking scenes leading to a suspenseful finish.'(Publication summary)
Bony wird verhaftet Munich : Goldmann , 1962 -
2088y Bushranger of the Skies Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1940 Z849009 1940 single work novel crime detective 'An extraordinary case for Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte opens when a police car is bombed from the air on a lonely outback road by a mysterious pilot who plans to conquer a nation.
'The trail through the land of burning waters tests Bonys endurance to the limit and takes the detective as close to death as he has ever been. Welcome to Central Australia!' (Publication summary) Bony und die Todesotter Munich : Goldmann , 1974 -
2111y The Bone Is Pointed Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1938 Z211356 1938 single work novel crime
'Jack Anderson was a big man with a foul temper, a sadist and a drunk. Five months after his horse appeared riderless, no trace of the man has surfaced and no one seems to care. But Bony is determined to follow the cold trail and smoke out some answers.' (Publication summary)
Todeszauber Munich : Goldmann , 1974 -
2289y The Lake Frome Monster London : Heinemann , 1966 Z371056 1966 single work novel crime detective
— Appears in: Boni I Myshka [and] Leiik-Froumskiii Koshmar 1996; Gefahr Fur Bony Munich : Goldmann , 1966 -
4676y The Destruction Man London : Robert Hale , 1976 Z1508089 1976 single work novel crime thriller Das Rattennest Munich : Goldmann , 1977
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4781y The Bushman Who Came Back London Melbourne : Heinemann , 1957 Z209419 1957 single work novel crime mystery detective
— Appears in: Bestseller Mystery Magazine , April vol. 3 no. 2/226 1961; (p. 4-109)
— Appears in: Trikrat Napoleon Bonaparte 1977; (p. Page numbers unavailable) Bony kauft eine Frau Munich : Goldmann , 1978 - y Drop Dead 1962 single work novel crime detective Drei rote Kratzer : Kriminal-Roman Munich : Goldmann , 1963