The Will Of The Tribe
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight.
A gripping entry in Arthur Upfield's beloved Australian mystery series, The Will of the Tribe chronicles the investigation of Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte — known as Bony — into the discovery of a skeletal body found at the bottom of a remote meteorite crater in the Western Australian outback. The case draws Bony into a tense standoff with the Wantella Aboriginal tribe, whose members maintain a wall of silence that shields ancient secrets and tribal loyalties from the reach of white law. Upfield masterfully illustrates the collision between two worlds — the procedural demands of modern justice and the deep, unyielding codes of Indigenous tradition — with a tone that is both atmospheric and quietly suspenseful. The vast, sun-scorched landscape of the Australian desert is rendered with vivid authority, serving as far more than a backdrop; it becomes a character in its own right, shaping every motive and every silence. Fans of classic crime fiction will find in Bony a detective of rare sensitivity and cunning, making this one of Upfield's most culturally resonant and compelling novels.
Author: Arthur Upfield
Format: Hardback
Published: 1962, Heinemann
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight.
A gripping entry in Arthur Upfield's beloved Australian mystery series, The Will of the Tribe chronicles the investigation of Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte — known as Bony — into the discovery of a skeletal body found at the bottom of a remote meteorite crater in the Western Australian outback. The case draws Bony into a tense standoff with the Wantella Aboriginal tribe, whose members maintain a wall of silence that shields ancient secrets and tribal loyalties from the reach of white law. Upfield masterfully illustrates the collision between two worlds — the procedural demands of modern justice and the deep, unyielding codes of Indigenous tradition — with a tone that is both atmospheric and quietly suspenseful. The vast, sun-scorched landscape of the Australian desert is rendered with vivid authority, serving as far more than a backdrop; it becomes a character in its own right, shaping every motive and every silence. Fans of classic crime fiction will find in Bony a detective of rare sensitivity and cunning, making this one of Upfield's most culturally resonant and compelling novels.