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Preceded by Ocean Pearl ISBN 9781741663129 | 3.5/5 Goodreads Publication date 2011 Pages 322 Originally published 2011 Page count 322 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Similar Pigboy, The Red Cardigan, Nine Letters Long, Starfish Sisters, The Story of Tom Brennan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig boy by j c burke
Pig Boy (2011) is a crime novel by Australian author J. C. Burke. It won the 2012 Ned Kelly Award.
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Plot summary
Damon Styles is expelled from school on his eighteenth birthday. He gets himself a firearms licence and intends to get a job shooting pigs with Pigman. But Damon harbours secrets and the citizens of the town of Strathven believe they know what Damon is planning and set out to stop him.
Reviews
Holly Harper for Readings hadn't "been this impressed with a main character in quite some time" and thought the author "has created an absolutely unforgettable cast of characters".
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