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During a state visit to Australia in 1928, Her Royal Highness Princess Natalie, heiress to the throne of Rolandia in Europe, is abducted from the transcontinental train at Cook on the Nullarbor Plain by a gang lead by American gangsters, Earle Lawrence and Van Horton. They hide her in caves near Eucla on the Great Australian Bight until the search is called off and ransom is arranged.

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* Contents derived from the San Francisco, California,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,:Dennis McMillan , 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Upfield: The Man Who Started It, Tony Hillerman , single work criticism
American author Hillerman describes the influence Upfield has had on his own detective fiction.
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    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Hutchinson ,       1932 .
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    • San Francisco, California,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Dennis McMillan ,       1984 .
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      Extent: x, 288p.p.
      Description: illus.
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      • Frontispiece reproduces dustjacket from the 1932 Hutchinson edition.
    • Potts Point, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: ETT Imprint , 2016 .
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      Extent: 251p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 December 2016
      ISBN: 9781925416664
Serialised by: The Herald 1879 newspaper (1818 issues)
      1932 .
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Works about this Work

Arthur W. Upfield Retrospective Carol Hetherington , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , vol. 1 no. 2 2012; (p. 269-273)
— Review of The Bony Bulletin 1981-1990 periodical (3 issues); The Beach of Atonement Arthur W. Upfield , 1930 single work novel ; Arthur W. Upfield : Life and Times of Bony's Man A. J. Milnor , 2008 single work biography ; Up and Down Australia : Short Stories Arthur W. Upfield , 2008 selected work short story ; Up and Down Australia Again : More Short Stories Arthur W. Upfield , 2009 selected work short story ; Up and Down the Real Australia : Autobiographical Articles and The Murchison Murders Arthur W. Upfield , 2009 selected work autobiography non-fiction ; Gripped by Drought Arthur W. Upfield , 1932 single work novel ; Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte: His Life and Times Michael Duke , 2010 single work criticism ; When Bony Was There : A Chronology of the Life and Career of Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte Kees De Hoog , 2010 single work criticism ; A Royal Abduction Arthur W. Upfield , 1932 single work novel
An Australian Novel : New Serial Begins Tomorrow 1937 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 May 1937; (p. 25)
Untitled 1932 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 11 February 1932; (p. 96)
— Review of A Royal Abduction Arthur W. Upfield , 1932 single work novel
Untitled 1932 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 11 February 1932; (p. 96)
— Review of A Royal Abduction Arthur W. Upfield , 1932 single work novel
Arthur W. Upfield Retrospective Carol Hetherington , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , vol. 1 no. 2 2012; (p. 269-273)
— Review of The Bony Bulletin 1981-1990 periodical (3 issues); The Beach of Atonement Arthur W. Upfield , 1930 single work novel ; Arthur W. Upfield : Life and Times of Bony's Man A. J. Milnor , 2008 single work biography ; Up and Down Australia : Short Stories Arthur W. Upfield , 2008 selected work short story ; Up and Down Australia Again : More Short Stories Arthur W. Upfield , 2009 selected work short story ; Up and Down the Real Australia : Autobiographical Articles and The Murchison Murders Arthur W. Upfield , 2009 selected work autobiography non-fiction ; Gripped by Drought Arthur W. Upfield , 1932 single work novel ; Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte: His Life and Times Michael Duke , 2010 single work criticism ; When Bony Was There : A Chronology of the Life and Career of Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte Kees De Hoog , 2010 single work criticism ; A Royal Abduction Arthur W. Upfield , 1932 single work novel
An Australian Novel : New Serial Begins Tomorrow 1937 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 May 1937; (p. 25)
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