Laura B. (KKatie) reviewed The New Shoe (aka The Clue of the New Shoe) (Inspector Bonaparte, Bk 15) on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
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.
Vivian G. reviewed The New Shoe (aka The Clue of the New Shoe) (Inspector Bonaparte, Bk 15) on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Mystery.
A maked body of a man is discovered entomed in wall of the Split Point Lighthouse.
A maked body of a man is discovered entomed in wall of the Split Point Lighthouse.
Michael R. Y. (MysteryMike) reviewed The New Shoe (aka The Clue of the New Shoe) (Inspector Bonaparte, Bk 15) on + 35 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
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
Melissa G. (mysterym) reviewed The New Shoe (aka The Clue of the New Shoe) (Inspector Bonaparte, Bk 15) on + 56 more book reviews
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This is a great book from a fantastic series.
Susan W. (Suz) reviewed The New Shoe (aka The Clue of the New Shoe) (Inspector Bonaparte, Bk 15) on + 725 more book reviews
From the back cover: "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 case, Bony is curious to know why a coffin is moved in the night, who was the girl seen struggling with Dick Lake on the cliff top-and why the Bully Bucaneers came to deal in death.
Arthur W. Upfield was born in Britain but lived in Australia all his adult life....[He] has created a character, the half-caste Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte,...who steps alive off the page."
Arthur W. Upfield was born in Britain but lived in Australia all his adult life....[He] has created a character, the half-caste Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte,...who steps alive off the page."
Thomas F. (hardtack) -
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!
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!
