$32.95 (Trade paperback / Hamish Hamilton / ISBN:9780241015377)
The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
"...Chloe Hooper has more than done justice to a worthy story. She has produced an Australian classic." Robert Drewe, The Age
This is the story of Palm Island, the tropical paradise where one morning Cameron Doomadgee swore at a policeman and forty minutes later lay dead in a watch-house cell.
This is the story of that policeman, the tall, enigmatic Christopher Hurley who chose to work in some of the toughest and wildest places in Australia, and of the struggle to bring him to trial.
Above all The Tall Man is a story in luminous detail of two worlds cashing - and a haunting moral puzzle that no reader will forget.
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The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
$32.95 (Trade paperback / Hamish Hamilton )
"...Chloe Hooper has more than done justice to a worthy story. She has produced an Australian classic." Robert Drewe, The Age
This is the story of Palm Island, the tropical paradise where one morning Cameron Doomadgee sw... More »
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The Golden Bird: New And Selected Poems
$27.95 (Paperback book / Black Inc )
Winner of the 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary C.J. Dennis Prize for Poetry
The Golden Bird brings together the best of Adamson’s work from the last four decades, and many superb new poems. An accessible introduction to... More »
Something In The World Called Love
$19.95 (Paperback book / Penguin Books )
Winner of the 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary Prize for Young Adult Fiction
It's true, there's something in the world called love. Esma felt it when she moved into the house with the blue stairs. There was Kara beside ... More »
Death In The Mountains: The True Story Of A Tuscan Murder
$32.99 (Trade paperback / Macmillan )
"This is the true story of the murder of Artemio Bruni, a peasant farmer in the mountains of Casentino, north-eastern Tuscany, in the winter of 1907. Artemio was my husband's great-grandfather.
"For reasons not understoo... More »
The Rise Of Animals: Evolution And Diversification Of The Kingdom Animalia
$119.00 (Hardcover book / Johns Hopkins )
Among the major events in evolutionary history, few rival in importance the appearance of animals. The Rise of Animals—a significant reference providing a comprehensive synthesis of the early radiation of the animal king... More »
Ned Kelly Awards 2009 Winners
Smoke and Mirrors
$24.00 (Paperback book / Ginninderra Press )
Ace detective Brad Chen is lured back to work by the double murder of a Whitlam government minister and the editor of his political memoirs. The body count rises as Chen uncovers the deadly secret behind the most momento... More »
Deep Water
$22.99 (Paperback book / Allen & Unwin )
Stripped of his private detective licence and devastated by the murder of his partner Lily Truscott, Cliff Hardy travels to the US to help Lily's brother's tilt for a world boxing title. In San Diego he suffers a heart a... More »
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The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
$32.95 (Trade paperback / Hamish Hamilton )
"...Chloe Hooper has more than done justice to a worthy story. She has produced an Australian classic." Robert Drewe, The Age
This is the story of Palm Island, the tropical paradise where one morning Cameron Doomadgee sw... More »
Review
Ghostlines
$29.95 (Trade paperback / Scribe Publications )
Winner of the 2007 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript
Ghostlines centres on Philip Trudeau, a once-respected investigative journalist who has stepped on the wrong toes. With his personal l... More »
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