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'It's September 1957, two days before the VFL grand final, and Detective Sergeant Charlie Berlin finally has some time off. But there's no rest for this decent if damaged man, still troubled by his wartime experience as a bomber pilot and POW. A recently widowed friend asks a favour and he's dropped into something much bigger than he bargained for. When he uncovers dubious practices at a Melbourne funeral parlour, it's quickly obvious that anyone asking questions is also asking for trouble. His offsider is beaten and left for dead, witnesses are warned off, Special Branch is on his case, and even Berlin's young family may be at risk. His pursuit of the truth leads him to Blackwattle Creek, once an asylum for the criminally insane and now home to even darker evils. And if Berlin thought government machinations during World War II were devious, those of the Cold War leave them for dead . . . ' (Source: publisher website)
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Dedication:
For Wilma,
who makes everything possible
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Navigating the Mean Streets of Post-war Melbourne : Geoffrey McGeachin’s Blackwattle Creek and Peter Twhoig’s The Cartographer
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Verity La , January 2013;
— Review of Blackwattle Creek 2012 single work novel ; The Cartographer 2012 single work novel -
[Review] Blackwattle Creek
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 9 June 2012; (p. 30)
— Review of Blackwattle Creek 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
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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] Blackwattle Creek
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 9 June 2012; (p. 30)
— Review of Blackwattle Creek 2012 single work novel -
Navigating the Mean Streets of Post-war Melbourne : Geoffrey McGeachin’s Blackwattle Creek and Peter Twhoig’s The Cartographer
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Verity La , January 2013;
— Review of Blackwattle Creek 2012 single work novel ; The Cartographer 2012 single work novel
Awards
- 1957