Viking, Melbourne, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 358 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Mild age tanning throughout. The dust wrapper is not price clipped and shows only minor shelf-wear.. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. A little rubbing on tail of spine.. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. When Robert Drewe, aged six, moves with his family to the sun baked coastal town of Perth, Western Australia - the world's most isolated city - he has every reason to expect a life of playful adventure.But an ominous darkness creeps in as he matures. Divisions between his parents and the shifting confidences of adolescence begin to take their toll. Then a man he knows murders a boy he also knows. The murderer randomly kills several others and Robert's life is changed forever.Set in the 50s and early 60s, and based on Robert Drewe's acclaimed memoir, The Shark Net is a story of secrets and lies, fear and evil. A time of innocence and new experiences that is moving, funny and shocking. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; True Crime. ISBN: 0670868191. ISBN/EAN: 9780670868193. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4755. . 9780670868193

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Robert Drewe, one of Australia's premier literary novelists, has won many national and international awards for his work. He has written seven novels as well as short stories, plays, and articles.

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Bookseller: Great Southern Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4755
Title: The Shark Net: Memories and Murder
Author: Drewe, Robert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine Condition
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0670868191
ISBN 13: 9780670868193
Publisher: Viking
Place of Publication: Melbourne
Date Published: 2000
Keywords: BZDB137 robert drewe, perth, western australia, memoir, murder, serial killer, Biography & Autobiography; Australia; True Crime. ISBN: 0670868191 EAN: 9780670868193 Drewe, Robert The Shark Net: Memories and Murder

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