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Murder Must Wait

An Inspector Bonaparte Mystery

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Murder Must Wait

By: Arthur W. Upfield
Narrated by: Peter Hosking
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Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte arrives in the little town of Mitford, New South Wales, to find that five babies have been abducted and a murder committed. The half-aborigine sleuth calls in policewoman Alice McGorr to help him, and one of the most important clues they find is a cave drawing depicting an aboriginal legend. Bony, as unorthodox and cunning as ever, reenacts the legend in order to solve the mystery.

©1953 Bonaparte Holdings Pty Ltd. Published in association with ETT Imprint (P)2013 Bolinda Publishing Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Detective

Critic Reviews

"A new and excellent story about that fascinating half-Aboriginal Australian detective, Napoleon Bonaparte, and the scene is rural and strangely beautiful New South Wales." (Sphere)
"The most astonishing stories in mystery fiction." (Manchester Evening News)
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The term “ pubic tassel”. In my original reading ofthe books, the term was “ public tassel”. The meaning was that this form of covering their genitals was to cover their manhood from public view. To my mind the word “ pubic” would have meant nothing to aboriginals, but “public” would have been understood. To you, the producer, I say, ask an aboriginal.

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a good story that keeps u guessing. boney the sentral character, cleverly and strategically investigate the abductions

a good llisten. great for the long car trip.

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Murder Must Wait is original, suspenseful and 100% classic Bony. I couldn't stop listening. The talented and well-suited narrating of Peter Hosking makes these audio books what they are and will have you coming back until you've listened to them all!

A Bony novel to keep you guessing!

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Storyline is very convoluted and shows little understanding of the psychology of characters that usually grace Upfield's novels. Of all his novels I would put this one at the bottom of the list.

Not up to the usual standard of this series

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