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In 1961, when Laurie McKenzie arrives in Darwin to take up a position as a constable, the Superintendent of Police informs her that because of an administrative error, she is the first and only female to be appointed as a police officer in the Northern Territory of Australia. Laurie is posted to the outback mining town of Rabbit Creek where, as part of her job, she must deal with murders, a paedophile, a wife-beater and crocodile poachers, as she strives to earn the respect of the townspeople and her male colleagues.

Produktbeschreibung
In 1961, when Laurie McKenzie arrives in Darwin to take up a position as a constable, the Superintendent of Police informs her that because of an administrative error, she is the first and only female to be appointed as a police officer in the Northern Territory of Australia. Laurie is posted to the outback mining town of Rabbit Creek where, as part of her job, she must deal with murders, a paedophile, a wife-beater and crocodile poachers, as she strives to earn the respect of the townspeople and her male colleagues.
Autorenporträt
Wendy Laing is an Australian writer who lives in Deloraine, a small town on the island state of Tasmania. She is a member of the Society of Women Writers Tasmania and runs a local writing group.A Deadly Manor is Wendy's second Dimpy Gruar mystery novel, A Manor of Murder being the first It is also her third published novel including Memoirs of an Arresting Woman.