Bony and the Kelly Gang
Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte series
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Tucked away in the mountains of NSW is Cork Valley, inhbited by an odd lot of hard-drinking Irishmen. Here a government officer, looking for illicit "stills", has been murdered, and it's Napoleon Bonaparte's job to find the killer. Disguised as a horse-thief the famous half-aboriginal detective hitchhikes into the valley. But before Bony can spring the trap he develops a strong affection for these lawless, lusty characters...
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Arthur W. Upield was born in Britain but lived in Australia all his adult life. His bestselling Bony mysteries have won him millions of fans worldwide.
"Arthur Upfield has an extraordinary gift... he has created a character who steps alive off the page."
-The Times Literary Supplement,London.
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