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Alternate title: The Lure of the Bush,
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This review is from: Barrakee Mystery (Paperback)
The Barrakee Mystery, published in Britain in 1929, later appeared in America as The Lure of the Bush. I'd suggest you buy the American title, since it's more available and affordable (at the time I'm writing anyhow). Either way, you're at the start of a truly great detective series.Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte (Bony) is a half-caste who attributes his superior powers to his mixed blood. Being half white, he's extremely logical. Being half Aborigine, he's a fabulous tracker. He sees through the stratagems of both races. No criminal, black or white, can escape him. In this book, an Aborigine named King Henry has been murdered on Barrakee Station. The police give up without finding any useful clues. And so Bony arrives one day disguised as a drifter seeking work. He'll close the case with great skill and sensitivity. The plot is rich in secrets, adventures, romance and atmosphere. And there are so many wonderful characters: the skinny station hand who lives to pick fights, the fat maid who keeps losing her shoes, the zealous Sergeant who keeps getting knocked down, the drifter who seeks vengeance for nineteen years. Our sympathies are with them all, as well as with the kindly but troubled family at the heart of the Barrakee Station. A drifter himself, Upfield worked for years in the Australian outback as boundary rider, cattle drover, rabbit trapper, station cook and station manager. His characters sometimes reflect the racism of the time and place, so be prepared for attitudes from an era not our own. But Upfield's Bony is the ultimate antidote to racism, combining the best of black and white, nature and civilization. I suggest you get all the Bony mysteries you can find, because they're fast going out of print. The Barrakee Mystery (The Lure of the Bush) is a good starting point.
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