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Country Australia Series Inspector Anders Media type Print (Paperback) ISBN 9781876631154 | 3.6/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 1999 Originally published 1999 Page count 224 Genres Novel, Crime Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Duffy & Snellgrove, Australia Followed by Inspector Anders and the Ship of Fools Similar Inspector Anders and the Ship, Rendezvous at the Kamakur, The Iron Heart, The eye of the abyss, Inspector Anders and the Blood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders (1999) is a crime novel by Australian author Marshall Browne. It won the 2000 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel.
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Plot summary
This novel is the first of the author's series of novels about Inspector Anders of the Rome police force.
Ten years before the book begins Anders closed down an anarchist group and lost his leg in the action. Now he has been provided with one last case before his early retirement, an investigation into the murder of a well-respected judge in southern Italy. Anders becomes deeply involved with both the judge's widow and the all-pervading corruption surrounding the investigation as he works towards a conclusion.
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