The Tall Man is the story of Palm Island, the tropical paradise where one morning Cameron Doomadgee swore at a policeman and forty minutes later lay dead in a watch-house cell. It is the story of that policeman, the tall, enigmatic Christopher Hurley who chose to work in some of the toughest and wildest places in Australia, and of the struggle to bring him to trial. Above all, it is a story in luminous detail of two worlds clashing - and a haunting moral puzzle that no reader will forget.
For more information visit thetallman.com.au
Five years after the end of
Saving Francesca
This time it's Thomas Mackee who needs saving
The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta Coming March 2010
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| Published: |
30 June 2008 |
| Format: |
Paperback
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288 pages
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| RRP: |
$32.95 |
| ISBN-13: |
9780241015377 |
| Imprint: |
Hamish Hamilton |
| Publisher: |
Penguin Aus. |
| Origin: |
Australia |
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Category:
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True Crime
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Awards:
- NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2009
- Winner
Douglas Stewart Prize
- NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2009
- Short-listed
Gleebooks
- Australian Book Industry Awards 2009
- Short-listed
Book of the Year
- Australian Book Industry Awards 2009
- Winner
General Non-fiction
- Qld Premier's Literary Award 2009
- Winner
Non-Fiction
- Qld Premier's Literary Award 2009
- Short-listed
Advancing Public Debate
- Davitt Awards 2009
- Winner
Best True Crime
- John Button Prize 2009
- Winner
- Indie Award 2009
- Winner
Non-Fiction
- Indie Award 2009
- Short-listed
Book of the Year
- Victorian Premier's Literary Award 2009
- Winner
Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-fiction
- Ned Kelly Awards 2009
- Winner
Best True Crime
- Prime Minister's Literary Award 2009
- Short-listed
Non-Fiction
- Walkley Award for Non-fiction 2008
- Short-listed
Non-Fiction
- Human Rights Award 2008
- Short-listed
Non-Fiction
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