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The New Shoe (aka The Clue of the New Shoe) (Inspector Bonaparte, Bk 15)
The New Shoe - aka The Clue of the New Shoe - Inspector Bonaparte, Bk 15
Author: Arthur W. Upfield
The naked body of a man is discovered entombed in the wall of the Split Point Lighthouse on Australia's southeast coast; the murder is two months old, and the identity of the victim is unknown.  Of Split Point's suspicious inhabitants, only Ed Penwarden, the coffin-maker, befriends Bony upon his arrival.  As he delves into the ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780684180205
ISBN-10: 0684180200
Publication Date: 10/1/1983
Pages: 189
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  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Paperback
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 reviewed The New Shoe (aka The Clue of the New Shoe) (Inspector Bonaparte, Bk 15) on + 13 more book reviews
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The Upfield Napoleon Bonaparte series give a great feel for the setting of early to mid 20th century Australia but are generally a little weak in plot. Good light read.
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Mystery.
A maked body of a man is discovered entomed in wall of the Split Point Lighthouse.
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This book is on the Gorbus top 50 mysteries of all times list. Boney the detective in action without all the personal angst found in some of the Upfield offerings. Setting is in a remote part of Austrailia
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This is a great book from a fantastic series.
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 hardtack avatar reviewed The New Shoe (aka The Clue of the New Shoe) (Inspector Bonaparte, Bk 15) on + 2552 more book reviews
I enjoy all the Bony mysteries, and the plots are always complicated enough for mystery lovers who don't want to know who the criminal is by the middle of the book.

In this one, Bony is sent to Split Point, Victoria, to identity the naked dead man whose body was discovered in a lighthouse. He is also tasked to discover who killed him. He goes there undercover, as he often does in these books, and, as you expect, eventually fulfills both of his missions.

But it doesn't stop there, as it is much more complicated than that. But I won't spoil that part for you by even referring to it here.

I had a lot to do at home today. Didn't get that much done. I kept coming back to this book, as I JUST HAD to know!


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