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Is part of Alby Murdoch Geoff McGeachin , 2005 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
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'In D-E-D Dead!, Geoff McGeachin's riotous adventure thriller, Alby Murdoch - international photographer and Australian special agent – ducks bullets and bombs from Bondi to Bali and back as he attempts to unravel a lethal web of high-level dodgy dealings . . .

From the moment Alby drops his gun on a St Kilda tram he knows he's in for a bad day. Then his partner Harry is gunned down in a Double Bay coffee shop. By lunchtime Alby realises someone wants him dead – and they want him dead now.

All Alby wants is some pasta, a good bottle of wine and to know more about the mysterious Grace Goodluck . . . long dark hair, legs up to there, and piercing slate-grey eyes...sniper's eyes. But he also has to figure out who shot Harry and who wants him dead. And why.

Unfortunately for Alby, the answer lies over the razor wire and past the anti-personnel mines protecting Bitter Springs, a top-secret US military facility deep in the central Australian desert. Now that can really ruin your day . . .' (publication blurb)

Notes

  • Dedication: DED-icated with much love to the inspirational and wickedly funny Wilma Schinella; creative consultant, muse, amuse-gueule and editor of first and last resort. She helps to make this writing caper fun.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 2005 .
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      Extent: 283p.
      ISBN: 0670029319
    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2008 .
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      Extent: 288p.
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      • Publication date: 1 January 2008
      ISBN: 9780143004233
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Works about this Work

The Crime of Our Lives Simon Caterson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 276 2005; (p. 48-49)
— Review of Pressure Point Greg Baker , 2005 single work novel ; Innocent Murder Steve J. Spears , 2005 single work novel ; D-E-D Dead! Geoff McGeachin , 2005 single work novel ; The Millionaire Float Kirsty Brooks , 2005 single work novel
Cover Notes Lucy Sussex , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 16 October 2005; (p. 21)
— Review of D-E-D Dead! Geoff McGeachin , 2005 single work novel
In Short : Fiction Michael McGirr , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 October 2005; (p. 22)
— Review of Through Enemy Eyes David Sabben , 2005 single work novel ; D-E-D Dead! Geoff McGeachin , 2005 single work novel ; Innocent Murder Steve J. Spears , 2005 single work novel
This Week's Selections Samela Harris , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 September 2005; (p. 10)
— Review of D-E-D Dead! Geoff McGeachin , 2005 single work novel
Paperbacks Graham Clark , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 - 21 August 2005; (p. 8)
— Review of D-E-D Dead! Geoff McGeachin , 2005 single work novel
Paperbacks Graham Clark , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 - 21 August 2005; (p. 8)
— Review of D-E-D Dead! Geoff McGeachin , 2005 single work novel
This Week's Selections Samela Harris , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 September 2005; (p. 10)
— Review of D-E-D Dead! Geoff McGeachin , 2005 single work novel
In Short : Fiction Michael McGirr , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 October 2005; (p. 22)
— Review of Through Enemy Eyes David Sabben , 2005 single work novel ; D-E-D Dead! Geoff McGeachin , 2005 single work novel ; Innocent Murder Steve J. Spears , 2005 single work novel
Cover Notes Lucy Sussex , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 16 October 2005; (p. 21)
— Review of D-E-D Dead! Geoff McGeachin , 2005 single work novel
The Crime of Our Lives Simon Caterson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 276 2005; (p. 48-49)
— Review of Pressure Point Greg Baker , 2005 single work novel ; Innocent Murder Steve J. Spears , 2005 single work novel ; D-E-D Dead! Geoff McGeachin , 2005 single work novel ; The Millionaire Float Kirsty Brooks , 2005 single work novel
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