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5 11 y separately published work icon A View from the Ridge: The Testimony of a Pilgrim Morris West , North Ryde : HarperCollins Australia , 1996 Z420002 1996 single work autobiography

'A personal, inspirational and positive account of a 20th-century believer. Morris West, the author of The Shoes of a Fisherman, charts the struggles and ultimate acceptance of his religious faith.'(Publication summary)
9 21 y separately published work icon Lazarus Morris West , Melbourne : Heinemann , 1990 Z493179 1990 single work novel

'Pope Leo XIV battles enemies from within the Vatican and Islamic terrorists determined to assassinate him—the third title in the Vatican Trilogy.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).
13 9 y separately published work icon Masterclass Morris West , London : Hutchinson , 1988 Z205396 1988 single work novel

'When the daughter of an old Florentine family dies, she leaves a bequest to her lover Max Mather, an American art historian who has been managing the family's rare art collection. Mather is left with two priceless artworks by the great Renaissance master Raphael—without the family's knowledge. As Mather contrives to have the artworks discovered at auction in New York, big-time collectors, dealers and auctioneers are drawn into his game. In trying to out-deal the deal-makers, he becomes embroiled in a tangled web surrounding the brutal murder of a promiscuous Manhattan painter, Madeleine Bayard. The two stories intertwine in this fast-paced tale of intrigue and murder in the international art world.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).
12 8 y separately published work icon Cassidy Morris West , London : Hodder and Stoughton , 1986 Z114227 1986 single work novel

'Even in death, Cassidy is larger than life.

'Charles Parnell Cassidy is a powerful politician. He's a backroom fixer generous, but also greedy and cunning. Martin Gregory is his disenchanted protégé who, having married Cassidy's daughter and become a success on his own terms, scorns his father-in-law.

'When the terminally ill Cassidy arrives in London to die, he makes Gregory the executor of his will and sets a complex trap by offering him the keys to a vast empire of wealth and corruption spanning Australia and Southeast Asia. With Cassidy's evil influence ever-present Gregory tries to unravel the old man's complicated obligations and debts, while struggling to ensure the security of his family.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).
16 y separately published work icon Proteus Morris West , London : Collins , 1979 Z1407023 1979 single work novel

'Big John Spada is a self-made millionaire. From his headquarters in New York, he directs enterprises around the world with military precision. Privately, Spada also funds Proteus, a clandestine movement that works to free political prisoners and combat tyrants wherever they may be.

'Then news arrives from Argentina that the Buenos Aires secret police have arrested Spada's daughter Teresa, a doctor, after she performed emergency surgery on a man with gunshot wounds. They then take her husband Rodolfo whose outspoken editorials have angered the country's fascist government.

'A scheme is hatched by Proteus to rescue them, but soon the enemies of Proteus begin to target Spada himself.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).
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