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A story of desperate men and lonely people in the vast emptiness of the Australian outback. Two vicious murderers, fleeing Alice Springs, hide on a battered truck carrying mail, food and supplies on its fortnightly journey to remote cattle stations. By the author of "Adam's Empire" and "Kalinda".
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"Slow down if you want to survive" is the advice given a newcomer to the Australian Outback. That advice is followed by the writer of this suspense novel, in which the Outback is a principal character. He moves carefully but never tediously over details of place and personality. Reader Richard Aspel has also gotten the message; he reads in an unhurried manner, which never loses focus or dramatic tension. To an American ear at least, he has a sure command of local accents, and he gives characters enough individuality to differentiate them clearly. Neither the novel nor this audio production is showy in any way. Rather, they both display patient, rock-solid craftsmanship. J.N. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherFutura
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0708829406
- ISBN 13 9780708829400
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. 285 pages. Cover worn. Text tannedA story of desperate men an d lonely people in the vast emptiness of the Australian outback. Two vicious murderers, fleeing Alice Springs, hide on a battered truck carrying mail, food and supplies on its fortnightly journey to remote cattle stations. Reviews Readers may find this thril ler longer than necessary, but Green (Adam's Empire) knows his te rritory. In 1957, in Alice Springs, a tiny settlement in the Aust ralian outback, small-time crook Johnny Parsons bludgeons an old woman to death during a jewel heist. He and his accomplice Frog G ardiner set out over the rough ``track'' (road), but their truck breaks down, and they hide themselves in the biweekly load of loc al contractor/mailman Fred Crawford. Crawford and his sidekick Iv an already have one passenger on their three-day trek into the ou tback: young ``Sister'' (nurse) Barbara Dean, who is on her way t o the Birdsville medical center. One day out, Johnny and Frog com mandeer Fred's old four-wheel-drive truck. The desperados need Fr ed to get them over the Birdsville track, and Johnny effectively uses Barbara as a hostage. Meanwhile, she and Fred are drawn to e ach other. Johnny terrorizes settlers along the way, becoming inc reasingly crazy, before a violent ending. Some plot turns seem co ntrived to keep the story going for the full three days on the ro ad, Fred's taciturn nobility wears thin and so does the love inte rest. But the savage beauty of the outback is evoked wonderfully. (March). Seller Inventory # 2285c
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