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The Barrakee Mystery: The Lure of the Bush (Inspector Bonaparte Mysteries) Paperback – June 1, 2020

by Arthur W Upfield (Author)
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Why was King Henry, an aboriginal from Western Australia, killed in New South Wales? What was the feud that led to murder after nineteen long years had passed? Who was the woman who saw the murder and kept silent?

This first story of Inspector Bonaparte takes him to the Darling River bush country where he encounters those problems he understands so well - mixed blood and divided loyalties.

'Rampageous fisticuffs, rough scenery and rougher, dust-covered sheepmen and wanderers, dignified aboriginals, and so much interest and local colour.' - Books and Bookmen

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    Inspector Bonaparte Mysteries
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  5. Publication date
    June 1, 2020
  6. Dimensions
    6.14 x 0.51 x 9.21 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1922384704
  8. ISBN-13
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ETT Imprint (June 1, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1922384704
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1922384706
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.51 x 9.21 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Arthur W. Upfield

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An Englishman by birth, Arthur Upfield tried his luck in Australia in 1911. After a short spell as a waiter in Adelaide, Upfield felt drawn towards the Interior where he became a boundary-rider, offside-driver, cattle-drover, opal-gouger, rabbit-trapper, vermin fence patroller and manager of a camel station, drifting through the strange terrains and unusual company which were later to become the subject of his 35 novels, including 29 featuring Napoleon Bonaparte, or ‘Bony’ the Aboriginal detective. These books began in 1929 with The Barrakee Mystery. In the early 1970s there were 26 BONEY episodes made for TV, and a new series for international TV will begin in 2019.

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Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful detective story
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2023
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I love the characters in this book and the story. I've learned so much about Australia..such a magical and hard land. Boney is a great main character and I am so happy I read this.
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JCollins
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read for a taste of a byegone era in a far away place
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2017
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I read that Tony Hillerman had been inspired by the Upfield Bonaparte mysteries, so I had to try this book. The setting for most readers includes a generational gap, as well as a cultural one. Few will empathize with the romance in the story which is sentimentally antiquated, like silent-film romances, and difficult to tolerate at times. Also, Australia may resemble the U.S. Frontier in its heydey, yet the management of large ranches, and the social strata among whites is very different, a feature of the novel I really enjoyed. The mystery itself is very compelling, and the Australian characters and landscape come to life with great writing skill. Most enjoyable is Boney, the half "Abo" detective. He is a supreme tracker, and fascinating detective. We feel the various prejudices directed toward him from both white and Abo communities, yet very little is revealed about his inner workings. He nonetheless solved the case, and I will read another of the Boney series, if only to understand him more.
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Gudwif
5.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of something great
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2016
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I love a good mystery and have read the best...and the worst. Upfield ranks with the best, Agatha Christie, John Dickson Carr, Poe, Queen, Sayers, Marsh, and I could go on, but you get the idea. So what do you get with a Bony mystery? Careful plotting, realistic characterization, well-written English, Australian geography lessons, social commentary relevant to the 1930s to the 60s. Upfield balances the brain and the heart. He delivers the facts of each case through Bony, but he also makes you aware of the struggles the main characters face, especially the call of the bush on the mixed-parentage Bony. Each mystery is complete in itself, yet each adds to knowledge of fascinating Australia and people and their motivations.
If you've never met him before, now's the time to add Bony to your collection.
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GKC
3.0 out of 5 stars Extremely racist
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2021
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I know this is an old book, but the blatant white supremacy gets a little tiresome after a while.
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Greatgran29!
5.0 out of 5 stars Two Napoleon Bonapartes now exist in my History Book of Life
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2015
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Arthur Upfield knew his craft. You learn so much about Australia, the Aboriginal's, and the Outback. Bony is an exceptional character, walking both sides of the culture in a time where it would seldom happen. Given the gift of looks, observation, and self esteem, you will love Detective Inspector Bonaparte. Upfield knows how to construct a plot, insert such cleverness, develop so many likeable and unlikeable people, and absorb you into his world. Toward the end, I could not put my kindle down!
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Wanderso
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping story and a fascinating look at our culture 100 years ago!
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2017
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Well written story with many well developed characters. The author paints a detailed picture of life in the bush 200 years ago. It's also interesting to see how far we've come in our understanding of different cultures. It's a little shocking how poorly people thought of the blacks in Australia a century ago.
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Sherry Owens
4.0 out of 5 stars Good mystery, character and era description.
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2017
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This is the first of many Boney mysteries. It lays the foundation for the others and introduces an exceptional character. The following books flesh out and deepen Boneys personality as the author becomes more comfortable with writing them. The background description of the outback, aborigines, and culture of that time would make this worthwhile reading of itself.
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krprescott
5.0 out of 5 stars Narrator does a great job.
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2018
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I drive long distances and there is nothing like listening to a good story to make the trip go fast. I enjoy the narrators accent as it goes along with the author's subject; a murder in the Australian outback. I download the audio to my Kindle and then listen through my car radio by a bluetooth connection.
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Jefner Barr
5.0 out of 5 stars First in a Terrific Series
Reviewed in Canada on October 12, 2021
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This is a reprint of the first in a very good series of detective stories set in Australia. Wonderful period detail.
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pamart colette.
5.0 out of 5 stars the lure ofthe bush
Reviewed in France on July 31, 2023
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Kenneth Little
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Australia on March 24, 2017
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As usual upfield gives his best and makes for very good an interesting read
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M. Di Francesco
5.0 out of 5 stars I have loved the 'Boney' series of books since a teenager
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2016
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I have loved the 'Boney' series of books since a teenager, I am well over retirment age now but his books have been a part of my life. I know it is impossible for a brown eyed aborigine mum and a blue eyed dad have an intensly blue eyed son. I know Arthur Upfield wrote with bad grammar, but what the heck, he writes a blooming good story and to me is an amazing wordsmith.
I am so glad these books are available on Kindle , I have most of them in green penguin but the pages are getting really brittle now.
I was lucky enough to visit Australia last year and most of my enthusiasm for the trip came from books I had first read 45 to 50 years before
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Ernest Berger
5.0 out of 5 stars Its the description of the country, that makes you love Australia
Reviewed in Germany on April 5, 2015
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Upfield describes Australia in a wonderful way. His stories are thrilling. His reports on Australia, flora and fauna, are second to none.
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