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'A daring heroine tests her wits against secrets, spies and smugglers on a remote Australian island...
'1879, Queensland. Fleeing her family home, 19-year-old Mary Oxnam has few prospects and no connections. Plain and penniless, she must rely on her audacious wit and fierce intelligence to survive.
'Mary soon finds work as a pianist in a Cooktown brothel, a cover for more lucrative employment as a spy into smuggling operations. Within a year she has moved to Lizard Island, locked into a marriage of convenience. It′s a rough, isolated place, crawling with hidden enemies - and unexpected temptation.
'Mary dreams of making enough money to live on her own terms, far from the murky world of espionage in which she has become embroiled. But as the plot of her secret employers nears fruition, the stakes climb ever higher and Mary′s life is in great danger. Can her daring and luck save her one last time?' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication:For Rob
and my children.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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[Review] The Secret Fate of Mary Watson
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 19 no. 3 2011; (p. 50)
— Review of The Secret Fate of Mary Watson 2011 single work novel -
Having It Both Ways
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 332 2011; (p. 58)
— Review of The Secret Fate of Mary Watson 2011 single work novel -
Father Becomes a Casualty in Battle between Fact and Fantasy
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 May 2011; (p. 34-35)
— Review of The Secret Fate of Mary Watson 2011 single work novel -
Well Read
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 30 April 2011; (p. 27)
— Review of Little People 2011 single work novel ; The Secret Fate of Mary Watson 2011 single work novel -
Subterfuge and Secrets on an Island Outpost
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16 -17 April 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of The Secret Fate of Mary Watson 2011 single work novel
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[Review] The Secret Fate of Mary Watson
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 90 no. 6 2011; (p. 35)
— Review of The Secret Fate of Mary Watson 2011 single work novel -
Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 2 April 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of The Secret Fate of Mary Watson 2011 single work novel -
Take Three: Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 17 April 2011; (p. 26)
— Review of Those Who Come After 2011 single work novel ; The Secret Fate of Mary Watson 2011 single work novel -
Steeped in History
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 - 17 April 2011; (p. 23)
— Review of The Secret Fate of Mary Watson 2011 single work novel -
Subterfuge and Secrets on an Island Outpost
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16 -17 April 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of The Secret Fate of Mary Watson 2011 single work novel
Awards
- 2012 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best Adult Crime Novel
- Far North Queensland, Queensland,
- 1879
- 1880s