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Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough
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'Martin Flint has been hit hard. Two years ago his young daughter died in an accident, and while he and his wife are learning to cope with the tragedy, it doesn't look as if they're going to make it. More and more Martin turns to the only other friend he's got: the Pillars of Wisdom poker machine - until it lets him down one time too many.

'Using what's left of a small inheritance, Martin travels to Fiji. A little time-out from a life out of control is also an opportunity to research the story of a nineteenth-century treasure. From the realm of Sydney's poker machine parlours to the seedy bars and backstreets of Suva, Martin encounters conmen, criminals, drifters and dreamers. A young Fijian woman with troubles of her own provides heartache and hope - and the knowledge that life isn't always elsewhere.' (Publisher's blurb)

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  • Dedication: In memory of my parents, Stan and Bess

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Take Three Ian McFarlane , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 21 October 2007; (p. 33)

— Review of All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough Ross Duncan , 2007 single work novel
Off to a Flying Start Sunil Badami , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , September vol. 2 no. 8 2007; (p. 22, 27)

— Review of All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough Ross Duncan , 2007 single work novel ; The Asking Game Rose Michael , 2002 single work novel ; Other Country Stephen Scourfield , 2007 single work novel ; Whitecap James Woodford , 2007 single work novel
Everything Goes Down When the Titanic Floats Bronwyn Rivers , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 August 2007; (p. 15)

— Review of The Company of the Dead David Kowalski , 2007 single work novel ; Lilia's Secret Erina Reddan , 2007 single work novel ; All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough Ross Duncan , 2007 single work novel ; Whitecap James Woodford , 2007 single work novel
Sunken Treasure Angela Bennie , 2007 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 July 2007; (p. 30-31)
[Review] All Those Bright Crosses: Shane Strange , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June vol. 86 no. 9 2007; (p. 58)

— Review of All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough Ross Duncan , 2007 single work novel
[Review] All Those Bright Crosses: Shane Strange , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June vol. 86 no. 9 2007; (p. 58)

— Review of All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough Ross Duncan , 2007 single work novel
Everything Goes Down When the Titanic Floats Bronwyn Rivers , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 August 2007; (p. 15)

— Review of The Company of the Dead David Kowalski , 2007 single work novel ; Lilia's Secret Erina Reddan , 2007 single work novel ; All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough Ross Duncan , 2007 single work novel ; Whitecap James Woodford , 2007 single work novel
Off to a Flying Start Sunil Badami , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , September vol. 2 no. 8 2007; (p. 22, 27)

— Review of All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough Ross Duncan , 2007 single work novel ; The Asking Game Rose Michael , 2002 single work novel ; Other Country Stephen Scourfield , 2007 single work novel ; Whitecap James Woodford , 2007 single work novel
Take Three Ian McFarlane , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 21 October 2007; (p. 33)

— Review of All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough Ross Duncan , 2007 single work novel
Sunken Treasure Angela Bennie , 2007 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 July 2007; (p. 30-31)
Interview with Ross Duncan Maggie Ball (interviewer), 2000 single work interview
— Appears in: The Compulsive Reader 2000-;
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