Bony and the Kelly Gang

Bony and the Kelly Gang
Author: Arthur W. Upfield
Publisher: ETT Imprint
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2020-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1922384631

Tucked away in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales is Cork Valley, inhabited by hard-drinking Irishmen. Here an Excise Officer looking for illicit whiskey 'stills' has been murdered, and it's Bony's job to find the killer. Disguised as a horse-thief, the Aboriginal detective hitch-hikes into the valley to meet a lawless lot… Written by Upfield while living in Bowral, Cork Valley is actually Robertson. Bony - a unique figure among top-flight detectives. - BBC

Bony and the Kelly Gang

Bony and the Kelly Gang
Author: Arthur William Upfield
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2014-07-14
Genre: Bonaparte, Napoleon, Inspector (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9781459683129

Tucked away in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales is Cork Valley, inhabited by hard-drinking Irishmen. Here an Excise Officer looking for illicit whiskey 'stills' has been murdered, and it's Bony's job to find the killer. Disguised as a horse-thief, the Aboriginal detective hitch-hikes into the valley to meet a lawless lot...

Bony and the White Savage

Bony and the White Savage
Author: Arthur W. Upfield
Publisher: ETT Imprint
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2020-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1922384682

By a lonely roadside in the south-west corner of Western Australia, old-time Karl Mueller is roused from his drink-sodden sleep by approaching footsteps and the sound of whistling. What he sees on waking (or thinks he sees) is enough to make him stiffen with fear, and more than enough to worry the police into calling for Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte. The disturber of Mueller's rest is Marvin Rhudder - once an outstanding theological student, now a convicted rapist and basher, a bloody savage whose recapture will put all of Bony's sleuthing and tracking skills to the test. "Bony - a unique figure among top-flight detectives." - BBC

When Bony Was There: A Chronology of the Life and Career of Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte

When Bony Was There: A Chronology of the Life and Career of Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte
Author: Kees de Hoog
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2010
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1445766191

Using facts and clues gleaned from the Bony stories by Arthur Upfield, Kees de Hoog has compiled a chronology of the personal life events and professional assignments of Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte. This booklet uncovers the evidence and explains how it was pieced together to reveal the dates and other details. The conclusions are presented with the findings of similar research by others into the location of each Bony novel. Woven together they sketch the outline of the life, career and travels of the internationally acclaimed fictional detective.

Mostly French

Mostly French
Author: Alistair Rolls
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2009
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9783039119578

This book, which was inspired by a conference on plural conjugations of Frenchness (La France au pluriel) held in 2007 at the Universities of Technology, Sydney and Newcastle, focuses on the concept of national belonging as it pertains to detective fiction, with particular emphasis on French and Australian detective fictions and the encounter and crossing over between them. The objective is not only to use the concepts of 'French' and 'Australian' detective fiction productively, via the analysis of French and Australian detective-fiction novels, but also to challenge and undermine the very notion of national detective fictions, which are so often assumed to be transparently meaningful. The contributors to this volume focus variously on the following areas: comparative analysis of the genesis of French and Australian detective fiction; translation of Australian (and other) novels into French; translation as a genre; Frenchness as a stereotype, its role in individual novels and its spectre in all detective fiction; and readings of individual French and Australian detective novels. Overall, this book aims to challenge assumptions about French detective fiction, its influence on other national fictions and its explicit and implicit presence in all detective fiction.

The Spirit of Australia

The Spirit of Australia
Author: Ray Broadus Browne
Publisher: Popular Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1988
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780879724023

In the world of crime fiction, Arthur W. Upfield stands among the giants. His detective-inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, is one of the most memorable of all crime fighters. Upfield was an independent, fiercely self-assertive ex-Britisher, who loved Australia, especially the Outback. In many ways Upfield became Outback Australia—the “Spirit of Australia.”

The Bone is Pointed

The Bone is Pointed
Author: Arthur W. Upfield
Publisher: ETT Imprint
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2020-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 192238450X

Jeffrey Anderson was a big man with a foul temper - a sadist and an ugly drunk. When his horse The Black Emperor, an animal as mean as its owner, came home riderless, no one cared. And no one cared when no trace of the man could be found. But five months later, Detective-Inspector Bonaparte is called in - and he is determined to solve the mystery. With his usual tenacity he takes up the cold trail. What happened to Anderson, to his hat, to his stockwhip, to his horse's neck-rope? Bony must rely on his eyes and his wits to help him find the answers, for the local inhabitants, both black and white, are keeping their own secrets. Bony - a unique figure among top-flight detectives - BBC