The Mystery Of Swordfish Reef
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Off the rugged coastline of New South Wales, a deep-sea fishing expedition turns deadly when a boat vanishes without a trace, and Detective Inspector Napoleon Bony Bonaparte — Australia's most unorthodox and brilliant investigator — is dispatched to unravel the truth lurking beneath the waves. Arthur Upfield's The Mystery of Swordfish Reef plunges readers into the treacherous world of big-game fishing at Bermagui, weaving a taut and atmospheric crime narrative against a backdrop of crashing surf, seasoned fishermen, and a community shrouded in suspicion. Upfield masterfully blends the procedural rigour of classic detective fiction with an intimate, almost lyrical portrait of the Australian coastal wilderness, a setting as wild and unforgiving as the crime itself. Bony's half-Aboriginal heritage gifts him an extraordinary perception — an ability to read both man and landscape with uncanny precision — making him one of the most compelling and singular protagonists in the canon of crime fiction. Rich in local colour, relentless in its suspense, The Mystery of Swordfish Reef raises one haunting question: in waters this deep and dark, can even Bony's genius surface the truth?
Author: Arthur Upfield
Format: Hardback
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Off the rugged coastline of New South Wales, a deep-sea fishing expedition turns deadly when a boat vanishes without a trace, and Detective Inspector Napoleon Bony Bonaparte — Australia's most unorthodox and brilliant investigator — is dispatched to unravel the truth lurking beneath the waves. Arthur Upfield's The Mystery of Swordfish Reef plunges readers into the treacherous world of big-game fishing at Bermagui, weaving a taut and atmospheric crime narrative against a backdrop of crashing surf, seasoned fishermen, and a community shrouded in suspicion. Upfield masterfully blends the procedural rigour of classic detective fiction with an intimate, almost lyrical portrait of the Australian coastal wilderness, a setting as wild and unforgiving as the crime itself. Bony's half-Aboriginal heritage gifts him an extraordinary perception — an ability to read both man and landscape with uncanny precision — making him one of the most compelling and singular protagonists in the canon of crime fiction. Rich in local colour, relentless in its suspense, The Mystery of Swordfish Reef raises one haunting question: in waters this deep and dark, can even Bony's genius surface the truth?