'An engaging collection of stories and other works that were written in the 1920s and 1930s by a down-on-his-luck Englishman living in Australia. "The Moonstone Inn" and "The Man Who Tossed A Sixpence" are mystery thrillers with Australian and South Pacific settings. Dark schemes, evil deeds, hidden hoards and guarded secrets abound, mixed with dashes of romance, humour and local colour, not forgetting of course, the stiff-upper-lipped heroes and virtuous heroines.
The collection also contains Strapp's other surviving writings, including two short stories, letters to the press, and draft versions of two novella chapters (both reproduced directly from Francis W. Strapp's handwritten manuscripts). The collection also boasts photographic illustrations, a foreword by the author's great-niece Mary Steel, biographical information by Rita Hayes and afterword essays by Alan Hayes, focusing on the author's life and the settings for his stories. Source: www.lulu.com/ (Sighted 24/09/2012).
