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Is part of Chance Novels Andrew Nette , 2016 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Orphan Road
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'Gary Chance is an ex-Australian army driver and nightclub bouncer turned professional thief and in need of a job. An offer comes from a former employer, once notorious Melbourne social identity, now aging owner of a failing S&M club, Vera Leigh.

'A shadowy real estate developer is trying to squeeze Leigh out of a rapidly gentrifying city. But she has a rescue plan that involves one of Australia’s biggest heists, Melbourne’s Great Bookie Robbery. On April 21, 1976, a well organised gang stole as much as three million dollars, a fortune at the time, from a Melbourne bookmakers club. The money was never recovered. No one was ever charged. And everyone associated with the crime has since died, either by natural causes or violently.

'Leigh maintains that money was not the only thing stolen that day. So was a stash of uncut South African diamonds. And she wants Chance’s help to retrieve them. Problem is, they are not the only ones looking.

'The heist always goes wrong and the consequences, even half a century later, can be deadly.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Tampa, Florida,
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Down & Out Books ,
      2023 .
      image of person or book cover 4090906043201907315.png
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 1v.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 29 May 2023.
      ISBN: 9781643963150 (trade pbk)

Works about this Work

Andrew Nette : Orphan Road Michael Jongen , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , August 2023;

— Review of Orphan Road Andrew Nette , 2023 single work novel
'The third novel from pulp fiction aficionado Andrew Nette is a delightful, knowing nod to the genre.'
Andrew Nette : Orphan Road Michael Jongen , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , August 2023;

— Review of Orphan Road Andrew Nette , 2023 single work novel
'The third novel from pulp fiction aficionado Andrew Nette is a delightful, knowing nod to the genre.'
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