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'Sydney 1828. All is not well.
'The young settlement is shaken by a daring bank robbery and a spate of murders. At the Governor's command, Nicodemus Dunne - a disgraced London thief-taker who is now the Running Patterer, a news-hawker roaming the streets of Sydney - sets out to discover the truth.
'The evidence points - amazingly - to none other than Napoleon Bonaparte!
'Could the old enemy of the British have escaped death and come to the colony, where he is preparing to seek his revenge? But who is aiding this phantom? And how can he be stopped? Why are Dunne's closest friends involved? Is an exotic American singer stealing more than hearts?
'Both thrilling and hugely enjoyable, The Ghost of Waterloo will keep you guessing right to its dramatic ending.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication:For my daughters, Kristin and Sherry. And for my favourite Brian, not O'Bannion, but my brother.
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Epigraph: And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but the truth in masquerade... Lord Byron, Don Juan (1819-24).
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Fiction : Reviews
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 April 2011; (p. 24)
— Review of The Ghost of Waterloo : An Intriguing Murder Mystery 2011 single work novel -
The Etymology of Everything
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 330 2011; (p. 24)
— Review of The Ghost of Waterloo : An Intriguing Murder Mystery 2011 single work novel -
Off the Shelf : Crime Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 26 March 2011; (p. 29)
— Review of The Ghost of Waterloo : An Intriguing Murder Mystery 2011 single work novel -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 90 no. 6 2011; (p. 33)
— Review of The Ghost of Waterloo : An Intriguing Murder Mystery 2011 single work novel
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Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 90 no. 6 2011; (p. 33)
— Review of The Ghost of Waterloo : An Intriguing Murder Mystery 2011 single work novel -
Off the Shelf : Crime Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 26 March 2011; (p. 29)
— Review of The Ghost of Waterloo : An Intriguing Murder Mystery 2011 single work novel -
The Etymology of Everything
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 330 2011; (p. 24)
— Review of The Ghost of Waterloo : An Intriguing Murder Mystery 2011 single work novel -
Fiction : Reviews
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 April 2011; (p. 24)
— Review of The Ghost of Waterloo : An Intriguing Murder Mystery 2011 single work novel
Awards
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1828