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The Boundary

Author: Nicole Watson  

Hours after rejecting the Corrowa People's native title claim on Brisbane's Meston Park, Justice Bruce Brosnan is brutally murdered in his home. Days later, lawyers against the claim are also found dead. The Corrowa's matriarch, Ethel Cobb, is convinced the murders are the work of an ancient assassin.

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Hours after rejecting the Corrowa People's native title claim on Brisbane's Meston Park, Justice Bruce Brosnan is brutally murdered in his home. Days later, lawyers against the claim are also found dead. The Corrowa's matriarch, Ethel Cobb, is convinced the murders are the work of an ancient assassin.

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An award-winning crime novel that breaks new ground in Australian fictionWinner of the 2009 David Unaipon AwardLong ago, Meston Park in Brisbane's West End marked the city's boundary. A curfew kept its Aboriginal population outside the city limits after dark.When the park becomes the site of a multi-million dollar development, the Corrowa People vow to fight and file a native title claim. Hours after rejecting the claim, Justice Bruce Brosnan is brutally murdered.Some believe it is the work of an ancient assassin, returned to destroy the boundary.While the investigation forces Detective Jason Matthews to confront his buried heritage, lawyer Miranda Eversely battles a sense of personal failure at the Corrowa's defeatHow far will it take her to the edge of self-destruction?

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Awards

Winner of David Unaipon Award 2009

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About the Author

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Published
30th May 2011
Pages
276
ISBN
9780702238499

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