P. M. Newton P. M. Newton i(A130440 works by) (a.k.a. Pam Newton)
Gender: Female
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1 567,000 Kms Driven P. M. Newton , 2015 single work prose
— Appears in: The Intervention : An Anthology 2015; (p. 50-55)
1 Aqua P. M. Newton , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Stories of Sydney 2014;
1 6 y separately published work icon Beams Falling P. M. Newton , Melbourne : Penguin , 2014 6867109 2014 single work novel crime

'On the inside, Detective Nhu 'Ned' Kelly is a mess. Stitched up after being shot, her brain's taking even longer to heal than her body. On the outside, though, she's perfect, at least as far as the top brass are concerned. Cabramatta is riding high on the new 'Asian crime wave', a nightmare of heroin, home invasions, and hits of all kinds, and the cops need a way into the world of teenaged dealers and assassins.

'They think Ned's Vietnamese heritage is the right fit but nothing in Cabra can be taken at face value. Ned doesn't speak the language and the ra choi – the lawless kids who have 'gone out to play' – are just running rings around her. The next blow could come from anywhere, or anyone. And beyond the headlines and hysteria, Ned is itching to make a play for the kingpin, the person behind it all with the money and the plan and the power.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Sweet Guy P. M. Newton , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Review of Australian Fiction , vol. 1 no. 2 2012; Review of Australian Fiction , Omnibus vol. 1 no. 2012;
1 Beyond Here, There Be Dragons P. M. Newton , 2011 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Seizure : A Journal for New Writing , no. 2 2011; (p. 50-55)
1 She's Watching the Detectives : Pam Newton Uncovers a New Breed of Crime Writers in Sydney P. M. Newton , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , October/November no. 193 2010; (p. 3)
1 P. M. Newton : The Books That Changed Me P. M. Newton , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 25 July 2010; (p. 10-11)
P. M. Newton nominates five books that changed her. Her list includes Elyne Mitchell's The Silver Brumby.
1 8 y separately published work icon The Old School P. M. Newton , Camberwell : Viking , 2010 Z1696204 2010 single work novel detective

'Sydney, 1992. Nhu 'Ned' Kelly is a young detective making her way in what was, until recently, the best police force money could buy. Now ICAC has the infamous Roger Rogerson in the spotlight, and the old ways are out. Ned's sex and background still make her an outsider in the force, but Sydney is changing, expanding, modernising, and so is the Job.

When two bodies are found in the foundations of an old building in Sydney's west, Ned is drawn into the city's past: old rivalries, old secrets and old wrongs. As she works to discover who the bones belong to - and who dumped them there - she begins to uncover secrets that threaten to expose not only the rotten core of the police force, but also the dark mysteries of her own family.'

Source: Publisher's website http://www.penguin.com.au/ Sighted: 7/6/10

1 y separately published work icon The Nhu 'Ned' Kelly Series P. M. Newton , Victoria : Penguin , 2010- 7346350 2010 series - author novel

P.M. Newton's novels involving Detective Nhu 'Ned' Kelly.

1 Beyond the Sensation Novel : Social Crime Fiction - Qualia of the Real World P. M. Newton , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Literature and Sensation 2009; (p. 34-49)

'Charting transformations in sensational writing from the nineteenth century to contemporary crime fiction, Pamela Newton finds in the social crime fiction genre, a realism based on perceptions of "people, place and politics". Newton explores continuities between the exploration and exploitation of the idea of murder in nineteenth-century narrative and in the work of two contemporary novels: Michael Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost and Peter Temple's The Broken Shore.'

Source: 'Introduction' p.xiv

1 Letter Home : The Triggering Town P. M. Newton , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 41 no. 3 2009; (p. 34)
1 The Mango Tree P. M. Newton , 2006 single work short story
— Appears in: Making Tracks : UTS Writers' Anthology 2006 2006; (p. 80-87) Crime Scenes : Stories 2016; (p. 37-50)
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