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Is part of Essington Holt Robin Wallace-Crabbe , 1988- series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 An Axe To Grind
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'Essington Holt, in his second adventure, finds himself caught up in the complexities of Balkan nationalist groups, the French police and the ASIO while investigating the murder of an old Yugoslav lady. His investigations take him from the south of France to Venice and the Australian outback. Robert Wallace is also the author of "Goanna", "Feral Palit" and "To Catch a Forger".' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Gollancz ,
      1989 .
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      Extent: 237p.
      ISBN: 0575044314
    • North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1989 .
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      Extent: 237p.
      ISBN: 020716617X
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Gollancz ,
      1990 .
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      Extent: 237p.
      ISBN: 0575047682
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      St. Martin's Press ,
      1990 .
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      Extent: 237p.
      ISBN: 0312050542
    • Royal Exchange, Sydney City, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: ETT Imprint , 2022 .
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      Extent: 251p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date 01 March 2022
      ISBN: 9781922698193

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Works about this Work

The Wallace Interview Chris Forehan , Barry Webster , Rick McLean , 1991 single work criticism biography interview
— Appears in: Mean Streets : A Quarterly Journal of Crime, Mystery and Detection , May no. 3 1991; (p. 32-35)
Untitled Rex E. Klett , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Library Journal , 1 September vol. 115 no. 14 1990; (p. 260)

— Review of An Axe To Grind Robert Wallace , 1989 single work novel
A Witty, Original Whodunit Suzanne Fleming , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 12 May 1990; (p. 15)

— Review of An Axe To Grind Robert Wallace , 1989 single work novel
Boom Under Way in Crime Writing Jeff Popple , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 March 1990; (p. 26)

— Review of An Axe To Grind Robert Wallace , 1989 single work novel ; Just Let Me Be Jon Cleary , 1950 single work novel
Murder Most Foul in the Chookyard Penelope Nelson , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 3-4 March 1990; (p. 6)

— Review of An Axe To Grind Robert Wallace , 1989 single work novel
International Elite of Weirdos Katharine England , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 June 1989; (p. 15)

— Review of An Axe To Grind Robert Wallace , 1989 single work novel
Crime Ray Davie , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 July 1989; (p. 9)

— Review of An Axe To Grind Robert Wallace , 1989 single work novel
You Can't Put a Good Genre Down R. F. Brissenden , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 24-25 June 1989; (p. 9)

— Review of An Axe To Grind Robert Wallace , 1989 single work novel ; Costello Richard Hall , 1989 single work novel
Solid Fare From Old Stables Stephen Knight , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 September 1989; (p. 82)

— Review of An Axe To Grind Robert Wallace , 1989 single work novel
Murder Most Foul in the Chookyard Penelope Nelson , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 3-4 March 1990; (p. 6)

— Review of An Axe To Grind Robert Wallace , 1989 single work novel
The Wallace Interview Chris Forehan , Barry Webster , Rick McLean , 1991 single work criticism biography interview
— Appears in: Mean Streets : A Quarterly Journal of Crime, Mystery and Detection , May no. 3 1991; (p. 32-35)
The Other Wallace-Crabbe Patricia Rolfe , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 January 1989; (p. 87)
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