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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 A Corpse at the Opera House : A Crimes for a Summer Christmas Anthology
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'These short stories were written by fourteen Australian fiction authors who were each invited to create a story in response to a particular paragraph about the finding of a corpse.'(Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Leonards, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Allen and Unwin , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Stephen Knight , single work prose (p. vii-xi)
Ghost Writer, Peter Corris , single work short story crime (p. 3-13)
Portfolio [Porfolio], Brian Castro , single work short story crime (p. 15-23)
Lady Meredith's Dam, Elizabeth Jolley , single work short story crime (p. 25-43)
Dead Roses, Archie Weller , single work short story crime (p. 45-68)
Critical Differences, Marion Halligan , single work short story crime (p. 71-82)
The Three of Spades, Steve Wright , single work short story crime (p. 85-94)
Cousin to Death, Jean Bedford , single work short story crime (p. 97-113)
Bloody Hide, Robert Hood , single work short story crime (p. 115-129)
First Victim, Kate Stephens , single work short story crime (p. 131-144)
Bee Sting, Kate Stephens , single work short story crime (p. 147-160)
Unpleasantness at the Big Boys Club, Marele Day , single work short story crime (p. 163-177)
The Tarpeian Way, Martin Long , single work short story crime (p. 179-187)
Threshold, Garry Disher , single work short story crime (p. 189-201)
A Corpse at the Opera House, Janette Turner Hospital , single work short story crime (p. 203-234)
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Crime / Thrillers Josephine Riley , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 30 January 1993; (p. 44)
— Review of Dark Summer Jon Cleary , 1992 single work novel ; A Corpse at the Opera House : A Crimes for a Summer Christmas Anthology 1992 anthology short story
Crime and Profit : Overdosing on a Literary Crime Wave Jeremy Eccles , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Review , December no. 49 1992; (p. 13)
Some Lively and Affordable Reading for the Silly Season Peter Fuller , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 December 1992; (p. 25)
— Review of A Corpse at the Opera House : A Crimes for a Summer Christmas Anthology 1992 anthology short story
Guilt Edge J. R. Carroll , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 147 1992-1993; (p. 65-66)
— Review of A Corpse at the Opera House : A Crimes for a Summer Christmas Anthology 1992 anthology short story ; Freeze Frame David Smith , 1992 single work novel
Holiday Reading Claire Mills , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , October vol. 72 no. 1031 1992; (p. 43)
— Review of A Corpse at the Opera House : A Crimes for a Summer Christmas Anthology 1992 anthology short story
Crime / Thrillers Josephine Riley , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 30 January 1993; (p. 44)
— Review of Dark Summer Jon Cleary , 1992 single work novel ; A Corpse at the Opera House : A Crimes for a Summer Christmas Anthology 1992 anthology short story
Holiday Reading Claire Mills , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , October vol. 72 no. 1031 1992; (p. 43)
— Review of A Corpse at the Opera House : A Crimes for a Summer Christmas Anthology 1992 anthology short story
Guilt Edge J. R. Carroll , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 147 1992-1993; (p. 65-66)
— Review of A Corpse at the Opera House : A Crimes for a Summer Christmas Anthology 1992 anthology short story ; Freeze Frame David Smith , 1992 single work novel
Some Lively and Affordable Reading for the Silly Season Peter Fuller , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 December 1992; (p. 25)
— Review of A Corpse at the Opera House : A Crimes for a Summer Christmas Anthology 1992 anthology short story
Crime and Profit : Overdosing on a Literary Crime Wave Jeremy Eccles , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Review , December no. 49 1992; (p. 13)
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