{"product_id":"2026600000495-secondhand-the-will-of-the-tribe","title":"The Will Of The Tribe","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48763129266395,"sku":"2026600000495-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/45475e82-a361-4f9a-a39c-e61473e66575.png?v=1778498937","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000495-secondhand-the-will-of-the-tribe","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}