{"product_id":"the-holiday-murders-paperback","title":"The Holiday Murders - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Gott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Christmas Eve, 1943, the newly formed but undermanned Homicide division of the Melbourne police force is called to investigate the vicious double murder of a father and son. When Military Intelligence becomes involved, Homicide's Inspector Titus Lambert must unravel the personal from the political. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf only the killings had stopped at two. The police are desperate to come to grips with an extraordinary and disquieting upsurge of violence. For Constable Helen Lord, it is an opportunity to make her mark in a male-dominated world where she is patronised as a novelty. For Detective Joe Sable, the investigation forces a reassessment of his indifference to his Jewish heritage. Racing against the clock, the police uncover simmering tensions among secretive local Nazi sympathisers as a psychopathic fascist usurper makes his move. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Holiday Murders\u003c\/i\u003e explores a little-known and sometimes violent corner of Australian history, and finds oddly modern echoes in its paranoia, xenophobia, and ugly fervour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Gott\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the William Power trilogy of crime-caper novels set in 1940s Australia: \u003ci\u003eGood Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Thing of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmongst the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published many books for children and is also the creator of the comic strip \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Naked Man.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730061037631,"sku":"9781922070258","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/50db3947562dfa4c93d0540749e14826.webp?v=1765124667","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-holiday-murders-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}