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Is part of Claudia Valentine Marele Day , 1988 series - author novel (number 4 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi
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'It is the start of a long, hot summer and Madalena Grimaldi has disappeared. Claudia is hired to find the missing schoolgirl but she's already working on a case - the death of Guy Valentine, her father.

As Claudia searches the streets, looking for the ghost of her derelict father and for the mysterious man who can lead her to Madalena, she finds herself sinking into a world where, for many, rock bottom is only the beginning.' (Publication summary)

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 , 1994 .
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      Extent: 219p.
      Description: port.
      Note/s:
      • Published August 1998
      ISBN: 1863737650
      Series: y separately published work icon Allen and Unwin Original Fiction Allen and Unwin (publisher), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 1990 7513778 1990 series - publisher
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Hodder and Stoughton ,       1995 .
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      Extent: 219p.
      ISBN: 0340647191, 0340647183
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Walker and Company ,       1996 .
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      Extent: 219p.
      ISBN: 0802732771 (hardcover)
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 1998 .
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      Extent: 298p.
      ISBN: 1864488743
Alternative title: Das Verschwinden der Madalena Grimaldi
Language: German
    • Hamburg,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Argument Verlag ,       1998 .
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      Extent: 251p.p.
      ISBN: 9783886198344, 3886198340
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Works about this Work

Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today Rachel Franks , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii)
Sappho Would be Pleased Graeme Blundell , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 March 1995; (p. rev 10)
— Review of The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi Marele Day , 1994 single work novel ; Body Guard Claire McNab , 1994 single work novel ; Murder in Northbridge Sue Neacy , 1993 single work novel
Crime Debi Enker , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 12 February 1995; (p. 8)
— Review of The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi Marele Day , 1994 single work novel
Shopping for Words Jill Dimond , 1995 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Review , August no. 78 1995; (p. 12)
Crime Time Katharine England , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 17 December 1994; (p. 11)
— Review of The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi Marele Day , 1994 single work novel ; Body Guard Claire McNab , 1994 single work novel
Guilt Edge J. R. Carroll , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 166 1994; (p. 63-64)
— Review of Signs of Murder Jean Bedford , 1994 single work novel ; The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi Marele Day , 1994 single work novel ; To Make a Killing Jean Bedford , 1992 single work novel ; Worse than Death Jean Bedford , Tom Kelly , 1991 single work novel
Success a Dead Certainty Terry O'Connor , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 December 1994; (p. wkd 7)
— Review of Autumn Maze Jon Cleary , 1994 single work novel ; The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi Marele Day , 1994 single work novel
A Rush of Thrillers to Finish the Year on a High Note Jeff Popple , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 November 1994; (p. 22)
— Review of The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi Marele Day , 1994 single work novel ; Body Guard Claire McNab , 1994 single work novel ; Love Lies Bleeding : A Crimes For a Summer Christmas Anthology 1994 anthology short story
Crime Time Katharine England , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 17 December 1994; (p. 11)
— Review of The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi Marele Day , 1994 single work novel ; Body Guard Claire McNab , 1994 single work novel
Crime Debi Enker , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 12 February 1995; (p. 8)
— Review of The Disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi Marele Day , 1994 single work novel
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today Rachel Franks , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii)
Shopping for Words Jill Dimond , 1995 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Review , August no. 78 1995; (p. 12)
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  • 1990s
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