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y separately published work icon Pokerface : A Novel single work   novel   crime  
Is part of Ray Crawley Series Peter Corris , 1985 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 Pokerface : A Novel
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'Sacked from the shadowy Federal Security Agency, his marriage tottering, Ray Crawley forms an association with radical punk Roxy and her friends and that's his first mistake. Crawley's former boss Toby Campion is trying to manipulate him in a game with Canberra. But Crawley is still in the game, and he won't give up. All the players are holding good cards but will the best hand win.' (Source: Libraries Australia)

Notes

  • Based on the scripts for the ABC TV drama Pokerface.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1985 .
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      Extent: 191p.
      ISBN: 0140085874
Form: audiobook
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Related Works

form y separately published work icon Pokerface Peter Corris , Bill Garner , ABC Television (publisher), ( dir. Richard Sarell ) Australia : ABC Television , 1986 Z829159 1986 series - publisher film/TV

A journalist, Crawley, begins working for the secret service and becomes involved with Roxy, a drug-addicted artist.
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Works about this Work

Ray Crawley and 'The Kimberley Killing' Peter Corris , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Span , February no. 31 1991; (p. 1-18)
Stalking the Mean Streets of Bondi Stephen Knight , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 January 1990; (p. 34)
Peter Corris Teams up with a Scoundrel Jane Cadzow , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 28-29 March 1987; (p. 5)
Mapping the Cities R. Kenny , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 81 1986; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Pokerface : A Novel Peter Corris , 1985 single work novel
It Could Put You Off Roses For Life Katharine England , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 18 January 1986; (p. 22)
— Review of The Transing Syndrome Kurt Von Trojan , 1985 single work novel ; The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1985 selected work short story ; Pokerface : A Novel Peter Corris , 1985 single work novel
It Could Put You Off Roses For Life Katharine England , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 18 January 1986; (p. 22)
— Review of The Transing Syndrome Kurt Von Trojan , 1985 single work novel ; The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1985 selected work short story ; Pokerface : A Novel Peter Corris , 1985 single work novel
Cliff Hardy Is All You Ask Of A PI, Ray Crawley Isn't James Hall , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 November 1985; (p. 47)
— Review of Pokerface : A Novel Peter Corris , 1985 single work novel ; The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1985 selected work short story
Corris Just Keeps Getting Better Mark Thomas , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 November 1985; (p. B4)
— Review of Pokerface : A Novel Peter Corris , 1985 single work novel ; The Big Drop, and Other Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1985 selected work short story
Mapping the Cities R. Kenny , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 81 1986; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Pokerface : A Novel Peter Corris , 1985 single work novel
Peter Corris Teams up with a Scoundrel Jane Cadzow , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 28-29 March 1987; (p. 5)
Ray Crawley and 'The Kimberley Killing' Peter Corris , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Span , February no. 31 1991; (p. 1-18)
Stalking the Mean Streets of Bondi Stephen Knight , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 January 1990; (p. 34)
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Subjects:
  • Urban,
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
Settings:
  • 1980s
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