Author | Chris Nyst |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | HarperCollins, Sydney |
Publication date | 2005 |
Media type | Print Paperback |
Pages | 458 pp |
ISBN | 0-7322-6637-8 |
OCLC | 62545546 |
Preceded by | Gone |
Followed by | Millen |
Crook as Rookwood is a 2005 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Chris Nyst.[1]
From the writer of the hit film Gettin' Square - Some people are bad for your health ... In an inner suburb of Sydney, a pensioner is bashed in his own home. An old Labor Party stalwart loses the faith and goes looking for someone to blame. And a young woman called Slick finds an unsettling connection between the death of her ex-husband and her new boss. When Gold Coast lawyer Eddie Moran comes to Sydney to look after Slick's interests after the death of her ex, he finds a simple drug overdose isn't so simple after all. It's not just the crooked cops, it's the strong whiff of a deal being done higher up and well offstage. From sleazy Sydney backstreets to the new-money glamour of the Gold Coast, this is the world where politics and business meet, and where the consequences are far-reaching - and surprising ...[1]