The Killing Streets
Uncovering Australia's first serial murderer
$65.12
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
25 February 2020
Summary
WINNER OF THE 2020 DANGER PRIZE
From the acclaimed author of THE SUITCASE BABY and THE SUICIDE BRIDE, the fascinating story of a series of horrific murders that began in 1930s Sydney - and a killer who remained at large for over two decades.
In December 1932, as the Depression tightened its grip, the body of a woman was found in Queens Park, Sydney. It was a popular park. There were houses in plain view. Yet this woman had been violently murd…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733642388 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733642381 |
| Author: | Tanya Bretherton |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 25 February 2020 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 154mm x 30mm |
| Series: | The Australian Crime Vault |
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Bretherton’s unflinching fact-finding is what makes this book throb - The Australian Women’s Weekly on The Suitcase Baby
Bretherton’s unflinching fact-finding is what makes this book throb - The Australian Women’s Weekly on The Suitcase Baby
About The Author
Tanya Bretherton
Tanya Bretherton has a PhD in sociology with special interests in narrative life history and social history. She has published in the academic and public sphere for twenty years, and worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney for fifteen years. Dr Bretherton’s specialty is converting detailed research into thought-provoking works which are accessible to a general readership. Currently she works as a freelance researcher and writer.
Her first book, The Suitcase Baby, was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award, the Danger Prize and the Waverley Library ‘Nib’ Award. Her second book The Suicide Bride, was shortlisted for the Danger Prize and in 2020 she won the Danger Prize for The Killing Streets.
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