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'In the heady days of the seventies, and at the tender age of nineteen, Decca Brand experimented with what was on offer - sex, drugs and intrigue. Far too much intrigue, it turns out, and of a sort that spells murder.
'Fast forward nearly thirty years and Decca is confronted by dangerous figures from her past. Not only that, the stunning psychologist and divorcee has a blind date lined up with a married man.
'And then things start to get complicated.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Dedication: In memory of my parents, Frank and Mollie.
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Epigraph: All this fuss about sleeping together. For physical pleasure I'd sooner go to my dentist any day. (Evelyn Waugh, Vile Bodies.)
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Epigraph: The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there. (L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Fluffy Orange Lumps
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 274 2005; (p. 50-51)
— Review of A Hand in the Bush 2005 single work novel ; The Devil's Companions 2005 single work novel ; Death By Water 2005 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 May 2005; (p. 26)
— Review of Odd Socks 2005 single work novel ; Room One Nineteen 2005 single work novel ; A Hand in the Bush 2005 single work novel ; Body Count 2005 single work novel -
This Week's Selections
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 May 2005; (p. 12)
— Review of A Hand in the Bush 2005 single work novel -
Thrillers' Appeals Go Far and Wide in Contrasts
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 April 2005; (p. 15)
— Review of Lost 2004 single work novel ; Crook as Rookwood 2005 single work novel ; A Hand in the Bush 2005 single work novel -
Eyes and Ears for the Devilry in the Detail
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 April 2005; (p. 5)
— Review of A Hand in the Bush 2005 single work novel ; Crook as Rookwood 2005 single work novel
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Eyes and Ears for the Devilry in the Detail
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 April 2005; (p. 5)
— Review of A Hand in the Bush 2005 single work novel ; Crook as Rookwood 2005 single work novel -
Thrillers' Appeals Go Far and Wide in Contrasts
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 April 2005; (p. 15)
— Review of Lost 2004 single work novel ; Crook as Rookwood 2005 single work novel ; A Hand in the Bush 2005 single work novel -
This Week's Selections
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 May 2005; (p. 12)
— Review of A Hand in the Bush 2005 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 May 2005; (p. 26)
— Review of Odd Socks 2005 single work novel ; Room One Nineteen 2005 single work novel ; A Hand in the Bush 2005 single work novel ; Body Count 2005 single work novel -
Fluffy Orange Lumps
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 274 2005; (p. 50-51)
— Review of A Hand in the Bush 2005 single work novel ; The Devil's Companions 2005 single work novel ; Death By Water 2005 single work novel
Awards
- 2005 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best Novel
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