The Battling Prophet (Scribner Crime Classics) [Paperback]

Arthur Upfield (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Collier Books; Reprint edition (September 8, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0020896913
• ISBN-13: 978-0020896913
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,109,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bony and Pals explore benders, weather forecasting and evil, February 12, 2000

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austinherzog (Po box 244, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889; [e-mail]) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battling Prophet (Hardcover)

In the past 12 years, I've reread this gem 4 times - and look forward to the next time. The leading characters are superbly portrayed, as the good guys try to protect a deceased scientist's uncanny system that predicts Aussie weather, 12 months in advance.. The manuscripts are protected by two binge drinkers, both in their eighties, both with colorful cattle drover backgrounds. A key aspect of the plot: Upfield offers colorful insights into the differing psychological nightmare/illusions associated with various types of liquor - and gets these distinctions into the unraveling of the plot.. The central old-timer comes across much like the old geezer prospector in Treasure of Sierra Madre. Plus: Bony's wily ability to outsmart his police-bosses is top-rate here. Don't miss this one!