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Is part of William Power Mystery Robert Gott , 2004- series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Good Murder : A William Power Mystery
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'It's 1942, and war is raging in Europe and in the Pacific. The Japanese army is on Australia's doorstep, and the small coastal Queensland town of Maryborough is on full war footing. What they are not prepared for is the arrival in the town of a troupe of incompetent actors whose unjustifiably self-confident leader, William Power, is determined to bring his daring production of Titus Andronicus to the barbarians of rural Australia. Unfortunately for the Power Players, the only gift William Power has is a capacity for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. When a young woman goes missing and is found floating dead in the town's water supply, Power becomes the prime suspect in her murder. With every misplaced step he takes, he becomes more and more embroiled in a series of crimes which baffle the police and horrify the locals. Having no confidence in the constabulary, Power decides that his only option is to solve the crimes himself. His acting skills are not good; his detection skills are worse. As he stumbles towards a solution and as his injuries mount up, he never wavers in his belief that he alone can bring the killer to justice. But, with every day that passes, he tightens the noose around his own neck until, on the night of a violent storm, everything changes. And not for the better.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Epigraph: 'Look round about the wicked streets of Rome/And when thou find'st a man that's like thyself,/Good murder, stab him, he's a murderer.' (Titus Andronicus Act V, Scene 2)
  • Book one of the William Power Mystery series.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlton North, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Scribe , 2004 .
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      Extent: viii, 293p.p.
      ISBN: 1920769250
    • Brunswick, Brunswick - Coburg area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Scribe , 2015 .
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      Extent: 304p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 18 November 2015
      ISBN: 9781925321081

Works about this Work

A Brave New Venture Graham Rodger , 2005 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 268 2005; (p. 6)
Bad PR Tony Thompson , 2004 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 267 2004-2005; (p. 7)
Different Worlds, Same Dirty Deeds Ed Wright , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 November 2004; (p. 13)

— Review of Good Murder : A William Power Mystery Robert Gott , 2004 single work novel ; No Trace Barry Maitland , 2004 single work novel
Tour de Sleaze Cameron Woodhead , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 266 2004; (p. 54-55)

— Review of The Coast Road Peter Corris , 2004 single work novel ; Murder at the Fortnight Steve J. Spears , 2003 single work novel ; Good Murder : A William Power Mystery Robert Gott , 2004 single work novel ; Murder by Manuscript Steve J. Spears , 2004 single work novel
Of Sex and Shakespeare A. Rose-Innes , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 October 2004; (p. 3)

— Review of Peepshow Leigh Redhead , 2004 single work novel ; Good Murder : A William Power Mystery Robert Gott , 2004 single work novel
Crimefile Graeme Blundell , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 October 2004; (p. 15)

— Review of Peepshow Leigh Redhead , 2004 single work novel ; Covet Tara Moss , 2004 single work novel ; Code Cicada Warren Reed , 2004 single work novel ; Good Murder : A William Power Mystery Robert Gott , 2004 single work novel
Of Sex and Shakespeare A. Rose-Innes , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 October 2004; (p. 3)

— Review of Peepshow Leigh Redhead , 2004 single work novel ; Good Murder : A William Power Mystery Robert Gott , 2004 single work novel
Tour de Sleaze Cameron Woodhead , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 266 2004; (p. 54-55)

— Review of The Coast Road Peter Corris , 2004 single work novel ; Murder at the Fortnight Steve J. Spears , 2003 single work novel ; Good Murder : A William Power Mystery Robert Gott , 2004 single work novel ; Murder by Manuscript Steve J. Spears , 2004 single work novel
Different Worlds, Same Dirty Deeds Ed Wright , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 November 2004; (p. 13)

— Review of Good Murder : A William Power Mystery Robert Gott , 2004 single work novel ; No Trace Barry Maitland , 2004 single work novel
Bad PR Tony Thompson , 2004 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 267 2004-2005; (p. 7)
A Brave New Venture Graham Rodger , 2005 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 268 2005; (p. 6)
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  • Maryborough, Maryborough (Qld) area, Maryborough - Hervey Bay - Fraser Island area, Maryborough - Rockhampton area, Queensland,
  • 1942
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