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The Bone is Pointed

by Arthur W. Upfield · 1938

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Jack Anderson was a big man with a foul temper, a sadist and a drunk. Five months after his horse appeared riderless, no trace of the man has surfaced and no one seems to care. But Bony is determined to follow the cold trail and smoke out some answers.

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of this
Setting
AustraliaAustraliaMore like thisLess of thisQueenslandQueenslandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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