Arthur Upfield (1890–1964)
Autor/a de The Bone Is Pointed
Sobre l'autor
Author Arthur W. Upfield was born in Gosport, Hampshire, England on September 1, 1890. He moved to Australia and adopted it as his homeland. He is best known for his series of books featuring Detective Inspector Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte of the Queensland State Police. He died on February 13, 1964. mostra'n més (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an9897467-1-v
Sèrie
Obres de Arthur Upfield
Never Say Die | The Bachelors of Broken Hill | The Hundredth Door (1950) — Col·laborador — 6 exemplars
Death on the Station 2 exemplars
Napoleon Bonaparte 1 exemplars
Wisp Of Wool And Disk Of Silver 1 exemplars
3x Napoleon Bonaparte 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The White Mazurka | The Man Who Watched Trains Go By | Dark Passage | The Devil's Steps (1946) 1 exemplars
Crows are Black Everywhere; The Owl in the Cellar; Silence in Court; Death of a Swagman (1946) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
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Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Upfield, Arthur William
- Data de naixement
- 1890-09-01
- Data de defunció
- 1964-02-13
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- Lloc de naixement
- Gosport, Hampshire, England
- Lloc de defunció
- Bowral, New South Wales, Australien
- Organitzacions
- Australian Geological Society
Membres
Converses
Arthur W. Upfield a Crime, Thriller & Mystery (juliol 2011)
Ressenyes
The mystery of Swordfish Reef de Arthur William Upfield
Didn't like it as well as the first bony I read, it was a bit melvillian in its dedication to sword fishing and the bits about his "aboriginal " side asserting itself are uncomfortable for modern sensibilities. Still interesting plot, appealing characters and a satisfying resolution
this was the first of the series that I had read.
Enjoyed the psychological aspects and the fact that you were not trying to solve a crime
but instead dealing with the effects produced by that crime in the families and community effected by it
interesting
Enjoyed the psychological aspects and the fact that you were not trying to solve a crime
but instead dealing with the effects produced by that crime in the families and community effected by it
interesting
It is accessible online, for free. A century ago when Australia was being populated by immigrants and exiles from the British Isles author Arthur Upfield arrived to weave tales of murder, vice, and other mysteries. What Upfield exploited was the voracious thirst for content by newspapers throughout the continent. As far as I can tell most if not all his works first appeared in serial form. Barrakee shows up in at least six newspapers. You can access them by visiting TROVE , a special searchable collection of Aussie publications within the National Library of Australia. If you wonder what it was like to anxiously grab the paper each day for the next bit of a tale, Upfields collection is worth reading for Australian geography and climate alone.… (més)
Inspector Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte arrives in the tiny outpost of Merino as he usually enters these stories: Undercover as a half-caste itinerant "swagman" or itinerant worker. He contrives to get himself arrested as prelude to confiding his true identity to the local police sergeant, telling him he has arrived to investigate the recent murder of a local stockman.
Bony's usual method is to wander around talking to everyone, taking their measure and looking for the deadly "sting-ray" among the human fish he collects in his net. As he says, referencing an earlier book in the series, "It is not very exciting work. It is not comparable, for instance, to angling for swordfish." There aren't many fish for Bony to sweep up in his net, with a population of 120 people scattered over a 9,000-square mile region, but it still takes time to pinpoint the culprit.
The mystery itself is a cut above the average in this series, except for the ultimate motivation of the killer. Bony's whimsical relationship with the police sergeant's young daughter is charming. And as always, Upfield paints a picture of the Australian outback that makes me feel as if I've been there. Here it's a geological feature called the Walls of China, a great sand dune formed long ago by the action of the ever-present wind.
A solid entry in a solid series.… (més)
Bony's usual method is to wander around talking to everyone, taking their measure and looking for the deadly "sting-ray" among the human fish he collects in his net. As he says, referencing an earlier book in the series, "It is not very exciting work. It is not comparable, for instance, to angling for swordfish." There aren't many fish for Bony to sweep up in his net, with a population of 120 people scattered over a 9,000-square mile region, but it still takes time to pinpoint the culprit.
The mystery itself is a cut above the average in this series, except for the ultimate motivation of the killer. Bony's whimsical relationship with the police sergeant's young daughter is charming. And as always, Upfield paints a picture of the Australian outback that makes me feel as if I've been there. Here it's a geological feature called the Walls of China, a great sand dune formed long ago by the action of the ever-present wind.
A solid entry in a solid series.… (més)
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- Obres
- 50
- També de
- 6
- Membres
- 6,016
- Popularitat
- #4,094
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 129
- ISBN
- 702
- Llengües
- 6
- Preferit
- 16