Crime Fiction with Unusual Plot or Background


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Are you tired of all the blood and gore? Are you exhausted by the break-neck speed of today's thrillers? Then you may be ready for something entirely different. In this section I have compiled unusual murder mysteries - such as the books of Arthur W. Upfield, featuring the half-aborigine half-white detective Napoleon (Bony) Bonaparte. He is a smooth and charming fellow, investigating mysterious murder cases in the Australian outback with his combination of bushmaster skills and brilliant intelligence. Upfield wrote these novels in the late 1940s and early 1950s - but just because they are half a century old they are no less enthralling. Their strength is attention to detail and the authentic Australian background. As the author slowly, and sometimes even languidly, develops his plots the reader begins to feel the strange foreign atmosphere of a very different world.

	Arthur W. Upfield (1998) Murder Down Under. Touchstone This is one of Upfield's best murder mysteries. His protégée, Napoleon (Bony) Bonaparte investigates a murder while on vacation in the wheat town of Burracoppin of Western Australia. In the fascinating scenery of the Australian Outback quirky characters will drag you into a complex puzzle. More...		Arthur W. Upfield (1998) The Bachelors of Broken Hill. Touchstone Set in a remote mining town, Upfield's murder mystery brings to life a long-ago forgotten world. More...

	Arthur W. Upfield (1998) The Bone is Pointed. Touchstone This novel is from a different time (the mid-1950s) and an entirely different place (a remote town in Australia's ranch country). Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte investigates in a world defined by social and cultural tensions between white ranchers and aborigines. More...		Arthur W. Upfield (1998) The Mystery of the Swordfish Reef. Touchstone Inspector Napoleon (Bony) Bonaparte goes undercover in an Australian fishing village to investigate a murder that occurred at sea. This is a murder mystery for those who are fond of deep sea fishing. More...

	Arthur W. Upfield (1964) The Will of the Tribe. Berkley Medallion An Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte (Bony) mystery that gives a glimpse into the lost world of aboriginal culture. More...		Arthur W. Upfield (1983) The New Shoe. Scribner Paper Fiction Another novel featuring Australian Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte (nomen est omen) of the Queensland Police. More...

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