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Widows of Broome

by Upfield, Arthur

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ISBN 13
9780207146817
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TBS The Book Service Ltd, 1982. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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On Dec 25 2013, CloggieDownunder said:
The Widows of Broome is the 13th book in the Napoleon Bonaparte series by Australian author, Arthur Upfield. Post-war Broome is a drowsy little town of comfortable bungalows and windowless shops, cut off from civilisation by hundreds of miles of virgin land. It is some weeks after two young, attractive, well-off widows have been murdered in this town, and Perth CIB have failed to find a murderer, that Bony makes an appearance, posing as a psychiatrist, Mr Knapp. With no motive for the murders apparent, Bony re-examines crime scenes, compares the victims for similarities and differences, compiles a list of possible suspects and reviews potential victims: the Widows of Broome. Before the investigation advances very far, the killer takes another victim, but as all the evidence is of a substantiating rather than conclusive nature, Bony needs to set a trap. This is, once again, a brilliant detective novel that showcases Bony’s observational and deductive powers. This instalment includes silk underwear, stolen nightgowns, blackmail, poisoning, skin conditions, alarm bells, a camera flash, some inventive metalwork, rockets, petrol sniffing and plenty of drinking. Bony enlists the services of the town’s culturally superior but monetarily derelict drunk, goes to a school fete, makes quite a few alleged cigarettes, goes fishing and spends several nights in a woman’s bedroom. Upfield has his characters commenting on the interference of politics in matters of justice. He uses boxing, fishing and theatre metaphors as well as throwing in the odd red herring. Published in 1950, this novel is also a marvellous little time capsule revealing attitudes and opinions of the day. Superb, as always.

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Title
Widows of Broome
Author
Upfield, Arthur
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available
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ISBN 10
0207146810
ISBN 13
9780207146817
Publisher
TBS The Book Service Ltd
Place of Publication
Sydney
Date Published
1982

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