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'When Thea Dari-Jones take the job a Officer in Charge of the Thursday Island police station in Torres Strait, she has no idea that her desire to start anew and return to her mother's Islander roots will be the greatest challenge of her life.'
'Arriving with visions of enjoying a relaxed, idyllic island lifestyle, she finds instead a close-knit community divided by a brutal crime. But a coincidental meeting with Islander fisherman Jonah shows her a gentler side of life in the topics.'
'As Thea investigates the tragedy, a series of surprising events lead her through the landscape and language of the locals, most of whom are convinced that Maydh, or black magic, is responsible. As the case goes to trail, Thea has to choose between the life she's left behind and the unexpected ties of her new island home.' (Source: Backcover)
Notes
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Epigraph: I do not think that many people have been to Thursday Island. It is in the Torres Straits and is so called because it was discovered on a Thursday by Captain Cook. I went there since they told me in Sydney that it was the last place God ever made. They said there was nothing to see and warned me that I should probably get my throat cut.
-French Joe, W. Somerset Maugham
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Dedication: for Tony
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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- Large print.
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Murder in Paradise on Shortlist for Award
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Review : My Island Homicide
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— Appears in: Good Reading , December/January 2013; (p. 32)
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[Review] My Island Homicide
2013
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— Appears in: The Monthly , September no. 93 2013; (p. 54)
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Thursday Island Writers Make a Mark
2013
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— Appears in: Torres News , 2-8 September no. 1081 2013; (p. 4) -
Pick of the Week : My Island Homicide
2013
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— Appears in: The Age , 21 September 2013; (p. 30)
— Review of My Island Homicide 2012 single work novel
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A Juicy Journey Into Tropical Gothic
2013
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 1 September 2013; (p. 13) The Sunday Age , 1 September 2013; (p. 13)
— Review of My Island Homicide 2012 single work novel -
Pick of the Week : My Island Homicide
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 September 2013; (p. 30)
— Review of My Island Homicide 2012 single work novel -
[Review] My Island Homicide
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Monthly , September no. 93 2013; (p. 54)
— Review of My Island Homicide 2012 single work novel -
Review : My Island Homicide
2013
single work
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— Appears in: Good Reading , December/January 2013; (p. 32)
— Review of My Island Homicide 2012 single work novel -
Island Hit for Author of Crime
2012
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 August 2012; (p. 11) -
[Review] My Island Homicide, Closer to Home, Cold Light
2012
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 September 2012; (p. 1, 4, 22) -
Island Author Up For An Unexpected Reward
2012
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— Appears in: Torres News , 3 September no. 1031 2012; (p. 4) -
Thursday Island Author Emerges as a Winner
2012
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— Appears in: Torres News , 10 September no. 1032 2012; (p. 3) -
Getting Straight to Her Point
2013
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14-15 September 2013; (p. 20-21)
Awards
- 2014 nominated Queensland Literary Awards — The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year
- 2012 winner Queensland Literary Awards — Emerging Queensland Author - Manuscript Award As 'Island of the Unexpected'.
- Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland,
- Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland,