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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 neighbor and drinking partner, John Luton, is convinced his friend 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 unofficial 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 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.
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Peter is a voiceover artist and actor with over thirty years of stage, television, and film credits, in Australia and in Europe. He has toured Australia with a variety of stage shows and appeared on TV in Something in the Air, Ponderosa, and Last Man Standing. Film appearances include Pride (shot in Japan), Siam Sunset, The Wog Boy, Razor Eaters, and Personality Plus. For Bolinda Audio he has also narrated Arthur Upfield’s Venom House, Winds of Evil, and Mr Jelly’s Business.
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- PublisherAngus & R
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0207140944
- ISBN 13 9780207140945
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages226
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The Battling Prophet - Inspector Bonaparte Series #20
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Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1984
ISBN 10: 0207140944
ISBN 13: 9780207140945
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Seller: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Reprint. Paperback. 226 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1984. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Corners of covers are moderately bumped. Spine has minor lean. . Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: 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 neighbor and drinking partner, John Luton, is convinced his friend 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 unofficial 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. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; ISBN: 0207140944. ISBN/EAN: 9780207140945. Inventory No: 23070353. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 23070353
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