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Is part of Jayne Keeney P. I. Angela Savage , 2004 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 The Half-Child
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'Jayne Keeney is a fiesty thirty-something Aussie who has been living in Bangkok for many years. She has been hired to investigate the alleged suicide of a young Australian woman in a seedy Thai coastal town. Maryanne Delbeck was happy and harmless, her father refuses to believe she took her own life. Jayne immerses herself in the case, navigating the backstreet world of Thai ladyboys, monks, strippers, expats and corrupt officials.

'Maryanne's death is not the only mystery awaiting Jayne among Pattaya's neon signs and go-go bars. While working undercover at the orphanage where Maryanne volunteered, Jayne discovers something far more sinister. Now her life is in danger, her case is still unsolved and she barely has time for dinner with her handsome new love interest, Rajiv. With love and death both circling, Jayne now has two cases to crack and very little time to do it.

'The Half-Child is not your standard crime novel, and Jayne Keeney is not your everyday detective.' (From the publisher's website.)

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  • Dedication:

    For Olgamary Savage, nee Whelan
    Much has she loved.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2010 .
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      Extent: 322p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 30 August 2010

      ISBN: 9781921656545 (pbk.)
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2010 .
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      Extent: 304p.
      Note/s:
      • Published August 30th 2010
      ISBN: 9781921656545

Works about this Work

Angela Savage : The Half-Child Clare Kennedy , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 19 no. 1 2011; (p. 17)
[Review Essay] The Half-Child Max Oliver , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 90 no. 2 2010; (p. 32)

— Review of The Half-Child Angela Savage , 2010 single work novel
A Savvy Take on Thailand Sue Turnbull , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 October 2010; (p. 41)

— Review of The Half-Child Angela Savage , 2010 single work novel
All Tied up So Neatly Lorien Kaye , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 October 2010; (p. 22)

— Review of The Half-Child Angela Savage , 2010 single work novel
Female Sleuths Hit Mean Streets Christine Cremen , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 3 October 2010; (p. 12)

— Review of Thrill City Leigh Redhead , 2010 single work novel ; The Half-Child Angela Savage , 2010 single work novel ; A Few Right Thinking Men Sulari Gentill , 2010 single work novel
Well Read Katharine England , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 11 September 2010; (p. 28)

— Review of The Half-Child Angela Savage , 2010 single work novel
Female Sleuths Hit Mean Streets Christine Cremen , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 3 October 2010; (p. 12)

— Review of Thrill City Leigh Redhead , 2010 single work novel ; The Half-Child Angela Savage , 2010 single work novel ; A Few Right Thinking Men Sulari Gentill , 2010 single work novel
All Tied up So Neatly Lorien Kaye , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 October 2010; (p. 22)

— Review of The Half-Child Angela Savage , 2010 single work novel
A Savvy Take on Thailand Sue Turnbull , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 October 2010; (p. 41)

— Review of The Half-Child Angela Savage , 2010 single work novel
[Review Essay] The Half-Child Max Oliver , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 90 no. 2 2010; (p. 32)

— Review of The Half-Child Angela Savage , 2010 single work novel
Angela Savage : The Half-Child Clare Kennedy , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 19 no. 1 2011; (p. 17)
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