Smoke and Mirrors is 2008 crime novel by Australian author Kel Robertson.[1] It won the 2009 Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction.[2] It is the second novel in the author's series about Australian Chinese Federal Police detective Brad Chen.[3]
Author | Kel Robertson |
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Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Ginninderra Press, Australia |
Publication date | 2008 |
Publication place | Australia |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 258 |
ISBN | 9781740274920 |
Preceded by | Dead Set |
Followed by | Rip Off |
Abstract
editAce detective Brad Chen is lured back to work by the double murder of a Whitlam government minister and the editor of his political memoirs. The body count rises as Chen uncovers the deadly secret behind the most momentous events in Australian political history.[1]
Reviews
editPublication history
editAfter the novel's original publication in 2008 by Ginninderra Press,[6] it was reprinted later that same year by the same publisher.[1]
In 2010 it was reprinted by Pan Macmillan.[7]
Awards and nominations
edit- 2009 won Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction - joint winner with Deep Water by Peter Corris[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c ""Smoke and Mirrors" by Kel Robertson". Austlit. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Previous Winners: Best Fiction". Australian Crime Writers Association. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Brad Chen series". Austlit. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Smoke and Mirrors by Kel Robertson", AustCrime Blog
- ^ "Smoke and Mirrors by Kel Robertson", Fair Dinkum Crime
- ^ "Smoke and Mirrors (Ginniderra Press)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Smoke and Mirrors (Pan Macmillan)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2023.