Man of Two Tribes (An Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte mystery)

Upfield, Arthur W.

ISBN 10: 0020259506 / ISBN 13: 9780020259503

Published by Collier Books, New York, 1986

About this Item

Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 215 pages; "Myra Thomas, an acquitted murderess, appears to have walked off the train somewhere along the four hundred miles of track that cross the treeless Nullarbor Plain in Southern Australia; and Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, the only policeman capable of coping with such country, is out looking for her. With two camels and a dog for company, Bony searches for a clue. He finds a missing woman and a dead man; he finds a murderess and five murderers; on top of this, he lands in prison in the middle of thousands of square mile of uninhabitable desert. The terrain, character, and dangers are described by an acknowledged master of the Australian scene - this is 'vintage' Upfield. ".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Man of Two Tribes (An Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte mystery)
• Publisher: Collier Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0020259506
• ISBN 13: 9780020259503
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Illustrator: Illustrated by Bacon, Paul (Cover)
• Edition: 1st Collier printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery::Arthur W. Upfield

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Synopsis

Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, travels to the remote Australian town of Chifley, to search for a woman who mysteriously disappeared from a passenger train crossing the Nullarbor Plain, a desolate desert

About the Author

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.