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Ronald Hugh Morrieson

Introduction by Craig Sherborne

The same week our fowls were stolen, Daphne Moran had her throat cut.

Fourteen-year-old Neddy Poindexter and his mate Les take swift revenge on the chook-rustling Lynch Gang, but things turn sinister when vulture-like Hubert Salter stalks into Klynham. There’s a sex killer on the loose, and Neddy is in deep fear for the safety of his sister.

In this lost masterpiece, first published in 1963, forgotten New Zealand writer Morrieson combines Boys’ Own adventure, psychological thriller, small-town saga and family farce to produce a brilliant, hallucinatory mixture distinctively his own.

About the Author

Ronald Hugh Morrieson was born in New Zealand in 1922. His books include The Scarecrow, Came a Hot Friday, Predicament, and Pallet on the Floor. He died in 1972.

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Craig Sherborne
About the Introducer

Craig Sherborne’s memoir Hoi Polloi was shortlisted for the Queensland and Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. The follow-up, Muck, won the Queensland Literary Award for Non-fiction. Sherborne’s debut novel, The Amateur Science of Love, won the Best Writing Prize in the 2012 Melbourne Prize for Literature and was shortlisted for the NSW and...

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Extent:
248pp
Format:
Paperback
Text publication date:
26 April 2012
First published:
1963
Region:
NZ
ISBN:
9781921922398
AU Price:
$12.95
NZ Price:
$15.99
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    ISBN: 9781921921971
    26 April 2012
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