Dead Set : A Brad Chen Novel
Melbourne
:
Text Publishing
,
2006
Z1238836
2006
single work
novel
crime
humour
'Ace detective Brad Chen is lured back to work by the double murder of a Whitlam government minister and the editor of his political memoirs. Solving the crimes, while searching for a missing friend, Chen is plunged into the murky worlds of international espionage and organised crime. The body count rises as Chen uncovers the deadly secret behind the most momentous events in Australian political history.' (Publication summary)
Smoke and Mirrors : A Brad Chen Novel
Port Adelaide
:
Ginninderra Press
,
2008
Z1533116
2008
single work
novel
crime
detective
'Ace detective Brad Chen is lured back to work by the double murder of a Whitlam government minister and the editor of his political memoirs. The body count rises as Chen uncovers the deadly secret behind the most momentous events in Australian political history.'
Source: Ginninderra Press website, www.ginnindrrapress.com.au (Sighted 30/09/2008)
Rip Off
Sydney
:
Macmillan Australia
,
2011
Z1801970
2011
single work
novel
crime
detective
'It's November 2007. There's sewage in the big lake at the heart of the soulless city, Canberra, the TABs have been emptied by a deadly horse virus and the longest Federal election campaign of all time still has a fortnight to run. One-time star detective Brad Chen seems destined for a desk job until someone starts shooting dodgy property developers in Perth and Adelaide. The state coppers he's sent to assist aren't much interested in anything he can do to help out, even when the body counts extends to shonky financial advisers, crooked lawyers and assorted other fraudsters in the eastern capitals. Chen is nonetheless determined to track down the hitman the public is calling a hero.' (trove record)
