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y separately published work icon Lamb to the Slaughter single work   novel   crime   mystery  
Is part of Verity Birdwood Mystery Jennifer Rowe , 1987 series - author novel short story (number 6 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Lamb to the Slaughter
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Debate rages when Trevor Lamb, convicted five years ago for the brutal murder of his wife, is released with a pardon. Passions run high, especially in Hope's End, the tiny rural backwater that is home to the notorious Lamb clan. When, twenty-four hours after his release, Trevor Lamb is found dead in his hometown shack, the police think it's an open and shut case. Privately, some think it's no more than Lamb deserved. But then matters take a shocking twist and private investigator Verity Birdwood finds herself compelled to uncover the truth. (Source: back cover, 1996 edition)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • St Leonards, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 1995 .
      image of person or book cover 4679346787807755488.jpg
      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 366p.
      Description: illus., port.
      Note/s:
      • 'A Verity Birdwood mystery.' (Cover)
      ISBN: 9781863738958 (pbk), 1863738959 (pbk)
    • St Leonards, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 1996 .
      image of person or book cover 4548021931870284164.jpg
      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 366p.
      Description: illus., port.
      Note/s:
      • 'A Verity Birdwood Mystery' (appears on cover).
      ISBN: 9781864482102 (pbk), 1864482109 (pbk)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Bantam Crime Line ,
      1996 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 296p.
      ISBN: 9780553568202, 0553568205
Alternative title: L'agneau à l'abattoir : roman
Language: French

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  • Also braille, sound recording.

Works about this Work

New Strings to Rowe's Bow Patricia Rolfe , 1996 single work column biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 13 February vol. 116 no. 6009 1996; (p. 80)
Thinking Women's Crime Christopher Bantick , 1996 single work biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 January 1996; (p. 18)
The Year of Living Dangerously Stuart Coupe , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 28 January 1996; (p. 8)
All the Usual Suspects Cath Kenneally , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1995-1996) no. 178 1995; (p. 66)

— Review of Lamb to the Slaughter Jennifer Rowe , 1995 single work novel ; Moonlight Becomes You : A Crimes for Summer Anthology 1995 anthology short story poetry
Australian Provides a Rich, Complex Whodunnit Jeff Popple , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 November 1995; (p. 20)

— Review of Lamb to the Slaughter Jennifer Rowe , 1995 single work novel
Australian Provides a Rich, Complex Whodunnit Jeff Popple , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 November 1995; (p. 20)

— Review of Lamb to the Slaughter Jennifer Rowe , 1995 single work novel
All the Usual Suspects Cath Kenneally , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1995-1996) no. 178 1995; (p. 66)

— Review of Lamb to the Slaughter Jennifer Rowe , 1995 single work novel ; Moonlight Becomes You : A Crimes for Summer Anthology 1995 anthology short story poetry
New Strings to Rowe's Bow Patricia Rolfe , 1996 single work column biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 13 February vol. 116 no. 6009 1996; (p. 80)
The Year of Living Dangerously Stuart Coupe , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 28 January 1996; (p. 8)
Thinking Women's Crime Christopher Bantick , 1996 single work biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 January 1996; (p. 18)
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