Dead Men Running
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A gripping work of Australian crime fiction, Dead Men Running by D'Arcy Niland chronicles the desperate flight of men caught in a web of danger, moral compromise, and survival instinct against the harsh backdrop of mid-twentieth-century Australia. Niland, best known for his celebrated novel The Shiralee, brings the same raw, unflinching authenticity to this work, crafting characters who are vivid, flawed, and utterly compelling. The narrative moves at a relentless pace, building suspense through taut prose and a keen understanding of human desperation. Niland illustrates with masterful economy how ordinary men are pushed to extraordinary — and often violent — extremes, making this a standout entry in Australian genre fiction of its era.
Author: D'Arcy Niland
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, Hodder and Stoughton
Genre: Fiction
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A gripping work of Australian crime fiction, Dead Men Running by D'Arcy Niland chronicles the desperate flight of men caught in a web of danger, moral compromise, and survival instinct against the harsh backdrop of mid-twentieth-century Australia. Niland, best known for his celebrated novel The Shiralee, brings the same raw, unflinching authenticity to this work, crafting characters who are vivid, flawed, and utterly compelling. The narrative moves at a relentless pace, building suspense through taut prose and a keen understanding of human desperation. Niland illustrates with masterful economy how ordinary men are pushed to extraordinary — and often violent — extremes, making this a standout entry in Australian genre fiction of its era.