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Is part of The Murders Series Robert Gott , 2013 series - author novel (number 4 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 The Orchard Murders
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'A novel about revenge, obsession, and the dangerous gullibility of religious fanatics.

'In 1944, in the outer-Melbourne suburb of Nunawading, a brutal triple murder heralds the return of a long-forgotten cult. A man named Anthony Prescott has declared himself the Messiah and has promised his followers immortality. There are those who believe him and who are ready to kill in his name. Inspector Titus Lambert of the Melbourne Homicide unit, whose detectives are over-stretched, requests the discreet assistance of Helen Lord and Joe Sable, once members of his unit, now private inquiry agents. The investigation is more perilous than any of them realise, and will have tragic consequences.

'The Orchard Murders is the fourth novel in Robert Gott’s acclaimed series, set in Melbourne during the dark days of the Second World War.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Scribe , 2021 .
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      Extent: 304p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 3 August 2021
      ISBN: 9781922310675

Works about this Work

Deadset Crime Plots Robyn Walton , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27 November 2021; (p. 27)

— Review of The Enemy Within Tim Ayliffe , 2021 single work novel ; The Square Up S. J. Brown , 2021 single work novel ; The Orchard Murders Robert Gott , 2021 single work novel
Robert Gott : The Orchard Murders Karen Chisholm , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , September 2021;

— Review of The Orchard Murders Robert Gott , 2021 single work novel

'The fourth book in Robert Gott’s ‘Murders’ series frees its cast from the constraints of the newly formed Homicide Squad and plunges them straight into a baffling case that threatens many of their number.' 

Robert Gott : The Orchard Murders Karen Chisholm , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , September 2021;

— Review of The Orchard Murders Robert Gott , 2021 single work novel

'The fourth book in Robert Gott’s ‘Murders’ series frees its cast from the constraints of the newly formed Homicide Squad and plunges them straight into a baffling case that threatens many of their number.' 

Deadset Crime Plots Robyn Walton , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27 November 2021; (p. 27)

— Review of The Enemy Within Tim Ayliffe , 2021 single work novel ; The Square Up S. J. Brown , 2021 single work novel ; The Orchard Murders Robert Gott , 2021 single work novel
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