Carolyn Morwood Carolyn Morwood i(A25822 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Dig Two Graves Carolyn Morwood , Melbourne : Hybrid , 2017 13951227 2017 single work novel crime

'What happens when six artists go on residency in southern Spain? Sex, writers block, resentment and, finally, someone left for dead...' (Source: Author's Facebook page.)

1 y separately published work icon Cyanide and Poppies Carolyn Morwood , Brisbane : Pulp Fiction Press , 2012 Z1895723 2012 single work novel crime historical fiction mystery

'Melbourne, the spring of 1923.

'When reporter Edward Bain is found dead in his office at The Argus newspaper, Eleanor Jones realises that this is murder.

'Eleanor, no longer a nurse, now writes film reviews for the newspaper, but she still knows the signs of violent death. She also knows the mark that war can leave on the living; her brother, Andrew, continues to face daily battles with shell-shock.

'But instead of getting rest and quiet, Andrew's out with glamorous clairvoyant, Nadine Carrides, on the streets of Melbourne - streets that are turning ugly as the police call a strike and the city fills with lawless crowds. Could this looting and chaos be a smokescreen behind which the killer is unleashing a more personal anger? As potential witnesses are attacked, Elanor is drawn into the investigation, in an uneasy alliance with Inspector Pearce, a man who doesn't believe in coincidences.

'Then, an arrest is made for Bain's murder, and it would seem that the mystery has been solved.

'But Eleanor is aware that many carry secrets - secret losses, secret desires - and that some people are fiercely protective of such secrets.

'With events building to a dangerous conclusion at the Melbourne Cup ball, Eleanor will have to face events from her own past in order to bring a killer to justice.'

1 y separately published work icon Eleanor Jones Mysteries Carolyn Morwood , 2011 Brisbane : Pulp Fiction Press , 2011- Z1812891 2011 series - author novel historical fiction crime mystery
1 4 y separately published work icon Death and the Spanish Lady Carolyn Morwood , Brisbane : Pulp Fiction Press , 2011 Z1779629 2011 single work novel historical fiction crime mystery

'Melbourne, 1919.

'Death upon death.

'Nurses returned from the Great War are once again risking their lives, this time putting themselves in the firing line of a deadly disease: the Spanish 'Flu.

'On the frontline is Sister Eleanor Jones. Her family torn by death and shell shock, Eleanor does what she can for the sick, among them the likeable Jimmy Cotton, in the temporary hospital hastily set up in the grand Melbourne Exhibition Building.

'But there is one death that she cannot prevent.

'A death unlike all the others on the makeshift ward.

'Poison.

'Hiding behind the gauze masks designed to stop infection, someone is intent on adding to the death toll.

'When Jimmy Cotton disappears, Eleanor cannot help getting involved in the investigation. As she studies her fellow nurses, the orderlies, and the patients, she finds that the war has left people damaged in many ways.

'She is not the only one with an unbearable, secret grief.

'The War has taken so many things from Eleanor, including her dream of becoming a writer. But perhaps she can turn her talent for the dramatic, her wit and her imagination, towards [sic] creating a trap to reveal a killer ...'

Source: Back cover blurb.

1 As Far "Down Under" As You Can Get Carolyn Morwood , 2004-2005 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 34)
1 2 y separately published work icon A Simple Death Carolyn Morwood , London : Women's Press , 2001 Z985606 2001 single work novel crime detective thriller

'When the storm dies down after the death of her aunt Jenny and the suicide of her cousin Cate, Marlo attempts to get on with her life. But when she discovers the body of a tramp bludgeoned to death in a local park, her grief emerges raw and fresh. Reluctant to get drawn into the investigation of another death, Marlo finds she has no choice when the police point the finger at her boss and friend of many years, Harold. Perhaps in solving this new mystery, she will at last be able to put her own ghosts to rest.'

Source: fantasticfiction.com (Sighted 02/07/2010)

1 5 y separately published work icon An Uncertain Death Carolyn Morwood , London : Women's Press , 1999 Z251078 1999 single work novel crime detective thriller

'Caught in a web of complex family ties, Marlo, Melbourne-based professional woman cricketer, is determined to find out if her aunt's death was suicide, or murder.'

Source: Bookseller's website (Sighted 02/07/2010)

1 Secrets on the Shelf Carolyn Morwood , 1998 extract novel crime thriller (The Blessing File)
— Appears in: The Age , 28 December 1998; (p. 14)
1 7 y separately published work icon The Blessing File Carolyn Morwood , London : Women's Press , 1998 Z7871 1998 single work novel crime thriller 'Lyn Blessing is perplexed. A young woman comes into her second-hand bookshop at the same time each Friday, leafs through the same volume, and leaves. A man arrives shortly after and does exactly the same. What is going on? Lyn decides to find out. A debut novel set in Melbourne.'
1 An Old Bee Farm i "Summer's evening", Carolyn Morwood , 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 23 no. 2 1997; (p. 36)
1 The Winter Spiders i "Last night, while we slept,", Carolyn Morwood , 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 24 no. 2 1997; (p. 83)
1 Coming Home Through Light i "The road.", Carolyn Morwood , 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 12 1997; (p. 101-102)
1 Winter Cows i "In distance,", Carolyn Morwood , 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: Four W , no. 8 1997; (p. 39)
1 Southern Coast i "Every cliff face ends like this.", Carolyn Morwood , 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: New England Review , Summer no. 7 1997-1998; (p. 16)
1 A Reverence for Tilt i "Earth has no love of straight lines.", Carolyn Morwood , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 22 no. 1 1996; (p. 120)
1 Eggs i "The eggs are deceiving", Carolyn Morwood , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetrix , May no. 4 1995; (p. 11)
1 Bracken (from the Painting `Numb Fingers Working While the Eye of Morn is Yet Bedimmed with Tears' by Jane Sutherland 1888) i "Early morning, the world unmade,", Carolyn Morwood , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 139 1995; (p. 49)
1 A Reverence for Spin i "Spinning toward the sun,", Carolyn Morwood , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 141 1995; (p. 53)
1 Winter Rose i "The last rose,", Carolyn Morwood , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Wet Season vol. 18 no. 2 1995; (p. 18)
1 Winter i "Winter is a time of doubt,", Carolyn Morwood , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Wet Season vol. 18 no. 2 1995; (p. 18)
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