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'Victor Radcliffe, prominent Melbourne businessman, on the committee of the Carlton Football Club, lies murdered in a deserted warehouse—the bayonet wound suggests a trained killer, but Police Inspector James Maclaine, and his smart-talking sidekick Harry Devlin, are having trouble tracking down the killer.
'Why do the members of Radcliffe's household seem strangely offhand about his murder? Was there a woman on the scene of the crime? As for the woman in Maclaine's life, his marriage is on the skids and he can't keep his nightmares away. The Praetorian Guard, a shadowy group of WW1 army veterans, keep showing up, as does the charming step-daughter of the deceased.
'Set in the summer of the Bodyline cricket series The Richmond Conspiracy is a crime mystery about men who have returned after war and are refugees in their own land—old certainties have vanished, betrayal is in the air, and Maclaine has to determine exactly where justice lies.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication: For Mary, Tom and Cassandra. And for my two mothers, Stella and Maria.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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[Untitled]
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , March vol. 3 no. 1 2014; (p. 139-143)
— Review of The Richmond Conspiracy 2012 single work novel -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1-2 September 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of The Richmond Conspiracy 2012 single work novel -
Death by Bayonet Reveals a Battle-Scarred Era
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 July 2012; (p. 15) The Sunday Age , 29 July 2012; (p. 15)
— Review of The Richmond Conspiracy 2012 single work novel -
Politics and War - With a Twist
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 July 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of Blackwattle Creek 2012 single work novel ; The Richmond Conspiracy 2012 single work novel ; Paving the New Road 2012 single work novel -
[Review] The Richmond Conspiracy
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April/May vol. 91 no. 8 2012; (p. 25)
— Review of The Richmond Conspiracy 2012 single work novel
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[Review] The Richmond Conspiracy
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April/May vol. 91 no. 8 2012; (p. 25)
— Review of The Richmond Conspiracy 2012 single work novel -
Politics and War - With a Twist
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 July 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of Blackwattle Creek 2012 single work novel ; The Richmond Conspiracy 2012 single work novel ; Paving the New Road 2012 single work novel -
Death by Bayonet Reveals a Battle-Scarred Era
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 July 2012; (p. 15) The Sunday Age , 29 July 2012; (p. 15)
— Review of The Richmond Conspiracy 2012 single work novel -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1-2 September 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of The Richmond Conspiracy 2012 single work novel -
[Untitled]
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , March vol. 3 no. 1 2014; (p. 139-143)
— Review of The Richmond Conspiracy 2012 single work novel
Awards
- 2013 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best First Novel
- Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1933