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  • The Widows of Broome

  • An Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte Mystery, Book 13
  • By: Arthur Upfield
  • Narrated by: Peter Hosking
  • Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (22 ratings)
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The Widows of Broome

By: Arthur Upfield
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Summary

Broome is a small, sun-drenched town on the barren northwest coast of Australia. It's small enough that everyone knows everyone else's business. How, then, did someone murder two widows in similar fashion and not leave any clues?

It's a case for Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, who arrives on the scene incognito. He's barely begun his investigation when a third woman is killed. Bony realises that he is dealing with a madman, and that time is running out to stop a forth murder.

©1950 Bonaparte Holdings Pty Ltd. published in association with ETT Imprint. (P)2013 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
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"Bony - a unique figure among top-flight detectives" (BBC)
"The complex Bony is, I think, my favourite fictional detective of the past twenty years". (Anthony Boucher, The New York Times)
"Highly Entertaining". ( Glasgow Herald)

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A good yarn

The serious downside to novels of this era is the casual racism which seriously jarrs. The basic story is also improbable - I struggled to suspend disbelief - but Inspector Bonaparte is a sympathetic character which makes it quite enjoyable.

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