Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte: Death of a Swagman (Audiobook)

from CloggieDownunder

Death of a Swagman is the 9th of Arthur Upfield's Inspector Bonaparte Mysteries. A swagman is found dead in a pool of blood in a hut near the Riverina town of Merino. Bony only sees a photo of the hut but is convinced the man did not die there, and is intrigued enough to take the case. He arrives...

from antiquary

To investigate the death of a swagman (an itinerant laborer) Bony gets himself in jail in the tiny town of Merino (population 80).

from smik

The editorial note at the front of the book will be of interest: "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. The dialogue, especially, is a faithful evocation of how people spoke. Hen...

from smik

The editorial note at the front of the book will be of interest: "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. The dialogue, especially, is a faithful evocation of how people spoke. Hen...