McCreary Moves In is a 1958 novel by Morris West writing under the name "Michael East".[1][2]
 1974 edition | |
| Author | Morris West as "Michael East" |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | adventure |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1958 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 194 |
Premise
editMick McCreary is an unemployed oilman offered to run a drilling operation on a remote island. He gets involved in murder, intrigue and fraud.
Reception
editThe Pacific Islands Monthly called it "a piece of lurid adventure fiction."[3] The Sydney Morning Herald called it "Bigges plus sex."[4]
TV series
editIt was adapted into a 1957 TV series in England by ABC Weekend Television of 7 episodes of 30 minutes.[5]
References
edit- ^ "[?] REVI[?]". The Beverley Times. Western Australia. 24 April 1958. p. 7 (Supplement). Retrieved 8 April 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Missen, Mollie (February 20, 1993). "A master storyteller signs off". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 44.
- ^ "THE MONTH'S NEW READING WITH JUDY TUDOR". Pacific Islands Monthly. 1 May 1958. p. 95.
- ^ "Crimes in Brief". Sydney Morning Herald. June 28, 1958. p. 12.
- ^ McCreary Moves In at AustLit
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