Red herring / Jonothan Cullinane.
By: Cullinane, Jonothan [author].
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TextPublisher: Auckland, New Zealand : HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 306 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781775540984.Subject(s): Conspiracies -- Fiction
| Detectives -- Fiction | Reporters and reporting -- Fiction | Waterfront Strike, N.Z., 1951 -- Fiction | New Zealand -- FictionGenre/Form: New Zealand fiction -- 21st century | Detective and mystery fiction. | Historical fiction DDC classification: NZ823.3 Summary: "Murder, political intrigue, bent cops and the fate of a nation - a thriller set in the murky underworld of 1951 New Zealand. A man overboard, a murder and a lot of loose ends ... In Auckland 1951 the workers and the government are heading for bloody confrontation and the waterfront is the frontline. But this is a war with more than two sides and nothing is what it seems. Into the secret world of rival union politics, dark political agendas and worldwide anti-communist hysteria steps Johnny Molloy, a private detective with secrets of his own. Caitlin O'Carolan, a feisty young reporter, is following her own leads. Together they begin to uncover a conspiracy that goes to the heart of the Establishment - and which will threaten their own lives in the process. Filled with memorable characters, including many colourful real-life figures from recent New Zealand history, Red Herring is the stunning debut from a vibrant new voice in New Zealand fiction."--Publisher's description.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Fiction Collection | Fiction Collection | CULL | 1 | Available | T00613993 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Murder, political intrigue, bent cops and the fate of a nation - a thriller set in the murky underworld of 1951 New Zealand. A man overboard, a murder and a lot of loose ends ... In Auckland 1951 the workers and the government are heading for bloody confrontation and the waterfront is the frontline. But this is a war with more than two sides and nothing is what it seems. Into the secret world of rival union politics, dark political agendas and worldwide anti-communist hysteria steps Johnny Molloy, a private detective with secrets of his own. Caitlin O'Carolan, a feisty young reporter, is following her own leads. Together they begin to uncover a conspiracy that goes to the heart of the Establishment - and which will threaten their own lives in the process. Filled with memorable characters, including many colourful real-life figures from recent New Zealand history, Red Herring is the stunning debut from a vibrant new voice in New Zealand fiction.
New Zealand author.
"Murder, political intrigue, bent cops and the fate of a nation - a thriller set in the murky underworld of 1951 New Zealand. A man overboard, a murder and a lot of loose ends ... In Auckland 1951 the workers and the government are heading for bloody confrontation and the waterfront is the frontline. But this is a war with more than two sides and nothing is what it seems. Into the secret world of rival union politics, dark political agendas and worldwide anti-communist hysteria steps Johnny Molloy, a private detective with secrets of his own. Caitlin O'Carolan, a feisty young reporter, is following her own leads. Together they begin to uncover a conspiracy that goes to the heart of the Establishment - and which will threaten their own lives in the process. Filled with memorable characters, including many colourful real-life figures from recent New Zealand history, Red Herring is the stunning debut from a vibrant new voice in New Zealand fiction."--Publisher's description.
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