Waterfront
Graft, corruption and violence - Australia's crime frontier from 1788 till now
$50.92
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2015
Summary
Ever since the First Fleet dropped anchor, Australia’s ports have been our opening to the world. They are also the breeding ground for many of Australia’s most notorious criminals, and a magnet for local and overseas criminal syndicates. WATERFRONT is the story of the crimes, the politics, the characters and the corruption in our nation’s ports.
From the time of Phillip and Bligh to today, from the gold rushes to modern-day drug smuggling, a criminal element has always found ways to p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733632518 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733632513 |
| Author: | Duncan McNab |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2015 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 237mm x 159mm x 29mm |
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(DEAD MAN RUNNING by Ross Coulthard and Duncan McNab) A fascinating look at an important, growing part of Australia’s underworld. - Sydney Morning Herald
About The Author
Duncan McNab
Duncan McNab is a former police detective, private investigator specialising in criminal defence, investigative journalist and media adviser to government and the private sector. He is the author of twelve books, including the phenomenally bestselling Dead Man Running (with Ross Coulthart), Snapshot Killer, Waterfront and Roger Rogerson. Duncan was a producer on the Kennedy and Clarion award-winning Murder Uncovered series (7 Network) in 2017 and creator/series producer of the groundbreaking Australia Behind Bars (9 Network/ITV). In 2017 his book Getting Away with Murder won the Ned Kelly Award for Best True Crime. In the same year his bestselling book on disgraced former detective and convicted murderer, Roger Rogerson, was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best True Crime. Duncan’s forensic eye and engaging style makes him the perfect author to deep dive into the Erin Patterson case. Recipe for Murder will be published in October 2025.
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