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Arthur W. Upfield

Arthur W. Upfield (1890–1964) wrote twenty-nine Bony mystery stories between 1929 and 1962, as well as several other books including mysteries, romances, and an autobiography. Arthur W. Upfield was born in England, but moved to Australia and adopted it as his homeland. He travelled throughout the country and tried his hand at many trades, including boundary rider and station hand. His travels lent him a wealth of first-hand experiences that make his books fascinating and believable. He captures the majesty of Australia, especially the outback country, and its people.

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Title:

Death of a Swagman

Series:

An Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte Mystery #9

Written by:

Arthur W. Upfield 

Read by:

Peter Hosking 

Format:

Unabridged CD Audio Book 

Number of CDs:

6 

Duration:

7 hours 23 minutes 

Published:

January 01 2009 

Available Date:

January 01 2009 

Age Category:

Adult 

ISBN:

9781742018232 

Genres:

Fiction; Australian; Australian Fiction; Detective; Indigenous Peoples; Mystery; Police Drama & Forensics 

Publisher:

Bolinda audio 

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A classic Australian mystery.

In an isolated hut not far from the sleepy country town of Merino, stockman George Kendall is found dead and it looks very much like murder. Six weeks later, when the murderer is still at large, another stockman turns up in the township and, as a first move, provokes the local sergeant to lock him up. This particular stockman is Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, and there's method in his seeming madness. While serving a semi-detention sentence and being made to paint the police station, he wears the best of all possible disguises for a policeman on the trail of a ruthless and single-minded killer.

"Peter Hosking gives a good-natured reading to a down-under police procedural. Hosking's Australian accent helps the listener visualize the story of Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, who takes only the impossible cases to crack. Half-bushman, half-sophisticate, he gets himself arrested in the small town of Merino so that he can work the case from the inside. The production is technically clean, with varied music introducing and ending the sides."
AudioFile Magazine