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Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Deadline
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'A series of bizarre and mystifying murders plunges Tessa Vance into a hunt for an obsessive killer while a terrifying shadow from the past threatens to overwhelm her. This is Tessa's first case with her new Homicide division. She has to prove herself - especially to her new partner, Steve Hayden. She knows there won't be any second chances...this killer is clever, ruthless, implacable.' (Source: back cover, 1997 Allen and Unwin edition)

Notes

  • Dedication: For Hal McElroy

  • 'Introducing Senior Detective Tessa Vance, Jennifer Rowe's brilliant, intuitive homicide investigator now featuring in the outstanding television series, Murder Call.' (appears on back cover, 1997 Allen and Unwin edition)

Contents

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Americas,:Ballantine Books , 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Conversation with Jennifer Rowe, single work interview (p. unpaginated)
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* Contents derived from the New York (City), New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,:Ballantine Books , 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Conversation with Jennifer Rowe, single work interview
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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 , 1997 .
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      Extent: [vi], 280p.p.
      Note/s:
      • 'Introducing Murder Call's Senior Detective Tessa Vance' (appears on cover).
      ISBN: 1864485280, 9781864485288
    • St Leonards, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 1998 .
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      Extent: 280p.
      ISBN: 9781864488692, 1864488697
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Ballantine Books ,       1999 .
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      Alternative title: Suspect
      Extent: 245p.
      Note/s:
      • 'Originally published in Australia as Deadline' (appears on cover and title page).
      • 'An obsessive killer. A beautiful woman. A lethal race against time.' (appears on cover)
      • 'The Australian Agatha Christie' (appears on back cover).
      • 'Exclusive author interview inside' (appears on back cover and spine).
      ISBN: 0345427939 (pbk), 9780345427939
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Ballantine Books ,       1999 .
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      Alternative title: Suspect
      Extent: 245p.
      Edition info: 1st American ed.
      ISBN: 9780739402399 (hbk), 0739402390 (hbk)
Alternative title: Trouble fête
Language: French
    • Paris,
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      France,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Fayard ,       1999 .
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      Extent: 309p.
      ISBN: 9782213602783, 2213602786
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  • Braille.
  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.
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y separately published work icon Something Wicked Jennifer Rowe , St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1998 Z498281 1998 single work novel crime mystery 'When burnt-out pop star Adam Quinn is found grotesquely dead on a secluded mountain property called Haven, it looks like a case of suicide. But is it? Bliss, Skye and Astral Brydie, the three sisters found at Haven with Quinn's body, are vague about what happened the night he died. And their mother is nowhere to be found. The girls seem terrified, as if they're holding something back...Senior Detective Tessa Vance and her partner Steve Hayden work to penetrate the web of fear, suspicion and deceit that shrouds Haven', as slowly, 'the dark secrets of the place' are exposed. (Source: back cover, 1998 edition)
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Review : Various Carol Harper , 2004-2005 single work review
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 42-43)
— Review of Finders Keepers Emily Rodda , 1990 single work children's fiction ; Rowan of Rin : The Journey Emily Rodda , 2004 selected work children's fiction ; Love Lies Bleeding : A Crimes For a Summer Christmas Anthology 1994 anthology short story ; The Makeover Murders Jennifer Rowe , 1992 single work novel ; Death in Store Jennifer Rowe , 1991 selected work short story ; Something Wicked Jennifer Rowe , 1998 single work novel ; Deadline Jennifer Rowe , 1997 single work novel
A Conversation with Jennifer Rowe 1999 single work interview
— Appears in: Deadline 1999; (p. unpaginated) Deadline 1999;
Summer Paperbacks Graham Clark , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 December 1998; (p. 10)
— Review of Deadline Jennifer Rowe , 1997 single work novel
Crime Gets a Payoff Stuart Coupe , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 June 1998; (p. 9)
— Review of Raisins and Almonds Kerry Greenwood , 1997 single work novel ; The Reward : A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 1997 single work novel ; Deadline Jennifer Rowe , 1997 single work novel ; Cheaters J. R. Carroll , 1998 single work novel ; The Last Days : The Apocryphon of Joe Panther Andrew Masterson , 1998 single work novel ; Amaze Your Friends Peter Doyle , 1998 single work novel ; Peace Crimes Sandy McCutcheon , 1998 single work novel ; Nice Try Shane Maloney , 1998 single work novel ; The Dogs are Barking John Dale , 1998 single work novel ; Chain Letter Claire McNab , 1997 single work novel ; Forget Me If You Can : Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1997 selected work short story ; Straight, Bent and Barbara Vine : Short Stories Garry Disher , 1997 selected work short story
Flawed Detectress Cath Kenneally , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 196 1997; (p. 51-52)
— Review of Deadline Jennifer Rowe , 1997 single work novel
Review : Various Carol Harper , 2004-2005 single work review
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 42-43)
— Review of Finders Keepers Emily Rodda , 1990 single work children's fiction ; Rowan of Rin : The Journey Emily Rodda , 2004 selected work children's fiction ; Love Lies Bleeding : A Crimes For a Summer Christmas Anthology 1994 anthology short story ; The Makeover Murders Jennifer Rowe , 1992 single work novel ; Death in Store Jennifer Rowe , 1991 selected work short story ; Something Wicked Jennifer Rowe , 1998 single work novel ; Deadline Jennifer Rowe , 1997 single work novel
Crime Gets a Payoff Stuart Coupe , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 June 1998; (p. 9)
— Review of Raisins and Almonds Kerry Greenwood , 1997 single work novel ; The Reward : A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 1997 single work novel ; Deadline Jennifer Rowe , 1997 single work novel ; Cheaters J. R. Carroll , 1998 single work novel ; The Last Days : The Apocryphon of Joe Panther Andrew Masterson , 1998 single work novel ; Amaze Your Friends Peter Doyle , 1998 single work novel ; Peace Crimes Sandy McCutcheon , 1998 single work novel ; Nice Try Shane Maloney , 1998 single work novel ; The Dogs are Barking John Dale , 1998 single work novel ; Chain Letter Claire McNab , 1997 single work novel ; Forget Me If You Can : Cliff Hardy Stories Peter Corris , 1997 selected work short story ; Straight, Bent and Barbara Vine : Short Stories Garry Disher , 1997 selected work short story
Murder Calls Tessa for the Solution Ellen Whinnett , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 22 November 1997; (p. 78)
— Review of Deadline Jennifer Rowe , 1997 single work novel
Crime Michelle Griffin , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 23 November 1997; (p. 12)
— Review of Deadline Jennifer Rowe , 1997 single work novel
Grit and Tension Behind the Eight Ball Chris Brice , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 November 1997; (p. 23)
— Review of Deadline Jennifer Rowe , 1997 single work novel
A Conversation with Jennifer Rowe 1999 single work interview
— Appears in: Deadline 1999; (p. unpaginated) Deadline 1999;
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