The Toe Tag Quintet - Softcover
A suite of novellas starring a detective who, in retirement, gets into more strife than he did in almost 40 years on the force
These are the adventures of a former Sydney detective—loud of mouth and quick to draw his gun—who, in his prime, collared some of the most murderous criminals in Australian history. He retires to the Gold Coast—and yet so does half of the criminal milieu he once pursued. In his relentless post-retirement pursuit of justice, he finds himself shot, knocked out, tortured, and thrown from buildings. With wit, warmth, and humor, readers are taken on a crazy ride—in boats, kombis, peugeots, and window-washing platforms, through art galleries, libraries, swampy islands, and caravan parks—to illustrate that we are never too old for adventures.
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Matthew Condon is a journalist.
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"Matthew Condon is a writer who confounds expectations. . . . We always knew he was capable of descriptive brilliance, but we discover here that Condon also has a gift for the ingenious put-down. Condon's comic intelligence shines though, placing The Toe Tag Quintet a cut above the average crime novel." —Australian Book Review "For those who like a light approach to serious crimes." —Publishers Weekly
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- PublisherVintage Australia
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1742756697
- ISBN 13 9781742756691
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages344
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Retirement can be murder!Retirement can be murder!The adventures of a former Sydney detective from 21 Division who, in his prime, collared some of the most murderous criminals in Australian history yet, on retiring to the Gold Coast in Queensland, along with half of the criminal milieu he once pursued, is shot, king-hit, tortured, and thrown from buildings in his relentless pursuit of justice.With his trademark wit, warmth and humour, Matthew Condon takes us on a crazy ride - in boats, kombis, peugeots and window-washing platforms - through art galleries, libraries, swampy islands and caravan parks to illustrate that we are never too old for adventures. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781742756691
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Retirement can be murder!Retirement can be murder!The adventures of a former Sydney detective from 21 Division who, in his prime, collared some of the most murderous criminals in Australian history yet, on retiring to the Gold Coast in Queensland, along with half of the criminal milieu he once pursued, is shot, king-hit, tortured, and thrown from buildings in his relentless pursuit of justice.With his trademark wit, warmth and humour, Matthew Condon takes us on a crazy ride - in boats, kombis, peugeots and window-washing platforms - through art galleries, libraries, swampy islands and caravan parks to illustrate that we are never too old for adventures. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781742756691
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Retirement can be murder!Retirement can be murder!The adventures of a former Sydney detective from 21 Division who, in his prime, collared some of the most murderous criminals in Australian history yet, on retiring to the Gold Coast in Queensland, along with half of the criminal milieu he once pursued, is shot, king-hit, tortured, and thrown from buildings in his relentless pursuit of justice.With his trademark wit, warmth and humour, Matthew Condon takes us on a crazy ride - in boats, kombis, peugeots and window-washing platforms - through art galleries, libraries, swampy islands and caravan parks to illustrate that we are never too old for adventures. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781742756691
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