The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders

The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders
First edition
AuthorMarshall Browne
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector Anders
GenreCrime novel
PublisherDuffy & Snellgrove, Australia
Publication date
1999
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages224
ISBN9781876631154
Preceded byThe Gilded Cage 
Followed byThe Burnt City 

The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders (1999) is a crime novel by Australian author Marshall Browne.[1] It won the 2000 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel.[2]

Plot summary

This novel is the first of the author's series of novels about Inspector Anders of the Rome police force.[3]

Ten years before the book begins Anders closed down an anarchist group and lost his leg in the action. Now he has been provided with one last case before his early retirement, an investigation into the murder of a well-respected judge in southern Italy. Anders becomes deeply involved with both the judge's widow and the all-pervading corruption surrounding the investigation as he works towards a conclusion.

Awards and nominations

Publishing history

After the novel's initial publication by Duffy & Snellgrove in 1999,[5] it was also published as follows:

It was later translated into Lithuanian.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders". Austlit. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Previous Winners: Best Fiction". Australian Crime Writers Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Inspector Anders series". Austlit. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ "2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees". LA Times. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. ^ "The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders (Duffy & Snellgrove)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. ^ "The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders (Thomas Dunne Books)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

See also