The Soldier's Curse: The Monsarrat Series (Paperback)
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A fast-paced, witty and gripping historical crime opener to The Monsarrat Series from Tom Keneally and his eldest daughter Meg
In an Australian penal colony at the edge of the known world, gentleman convict Hugh Monsarrat has risen from convicted forger to trusted clerk of the settlement's commandant.
Not long after the commandant heads off in search of a rumoured river, his beautiful wife Honora falls ill with a sickness the doctor is unable to identify. And when Honora dies, it becomes clear she has been slowly poisoned.
Monsarrat and perceptive housekeeper Mrs Mulrooney feel suspicious as regards the motives of Captain Diamond, the commandant's second-in-command. In a trice Diamond has Mrs Mulrooney arrested for murder. To save his new friend from the hangman's noose, Monsarrat must go all out to unmask the real killer.
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
ISBN: 9781786073822
Number of pages: 384
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 27 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'There's a crime at the centre of the story, but it is the detail of early Australian life, the atmosphere and great writing that make the book special.'
* CHOICE Magazine *'The evocation of place and time is splendid.'
* Mail on Sunday *'Introduces a totally different kind of detective, while at the same time exploring with perception and wit the forces that shaped a nation...the father and daughter duo have hit on a real winner.'
* Crime Review *
'The Keneallys have produced a murder mystery of admirable depth.'
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“More history, less mystery”
After reading the blurb on the back of ‘The Soldier’s Curse’, I assumed that what awaited me was an historical murder mystery in the same vein as the Tudor Shardlake novels by CJ Sansom or the Elizabethan Giordano... More
“Death in an Australian penal colony – well-written and engaging novel”
This novel by Tom Keneally and his daughter, Meg, is the first in a series about Hugh Monsarrat, a convict serving out his sentence in an Australian penal colony. The plot centres around the death and suspected...
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“Excellent Historical Fiction”
As a fan of Thomas Keneally, I was keen to read The Soldier’s Curse, and was not disappointed. It bore all the hallmarks of a Thomas Keneally novel but with the clear influence of his daughter, Meg. This is a... More
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