- Title:
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The Battling Prophet
- Series:
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An Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte Mystery #20
- Written by:
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Arthur W. Upfield
- Read by:
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Peter Hosking
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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5
- Duration:
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6 hours 21 minutes
- Published:
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August 01 2015
- Available Date:
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August 01 2015
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781486209903
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Historical Fiction; Mystery
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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'Bony ? a unique figure among top-flight detectives.'
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'Napoleon Bonaparte, my best detective.'
The Daily Express
A single death becomes an Outback conspiracy - a compwlling mystery from the classic Bony series.
Ben Wickham, a famous meteorologist whose uncannily accurate forecasts have helped famers and graziers all over Australia, has died after a three-week drinking bout. The doctor certifies that his death was cause by heart failure, due to alcoholic poisoning.
But Ben's neighbour and drinking partner, John Luton, is convinced his friends didn't die from too much gin. He manages to lure Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte to his riverside cottage near the South Australian coast, on an onofficial visit for a spot of fishing.
Bony, thinking at first he's on holiday and paying a casual visit, is intrigued and decides to investigate.
PLEASE NOTE: Part of the appeal of Arthur Upfield’s stories lies in their authentic portrayal of many aspects of outback Australian life in the 1930s and through into the 1950s. These books reflect and depict the attitudes and ways of speech of that era particularly with regard to Aborigines and to women. In reproducing this book the publisher does not endorse the attitudes or opinions they express.