| "A mesmeric study of a family, a scandal and a murder, set in Ceylon in the 1930s. " Hilary Mantel |
The place is Ceylon, the time the 1930s. Set amid tea plantations, corruption and the backwash of empire, this gripping novel has a pitch-perfect ear for the comedy and a sharp eye for the tragedy of a world at the end of its tether. Sam Obeysekere - 'obey' by name and by nature - is a Ceylonese lawyer, a perfect product of empire. His family once had wealth and influence but starts to crack open as political change comes to the island, and Sam's glamorous father dies leaving gambling debts. And at the heart of the novel is the Hamilton case, a murder scandal that shakes the upper echelons of island society. Sam's involvement in it makes his name but sets his life on course for disappointment.
Genre: Mystery
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
May 2004 : Hardback
| Title: The Hamilton Case: A Novel Author(s): Michelle de Kretser ISBN: 0-316-73548-5 / 978-0-316-73548-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Hamilton Case Author(s): Michelle De Kretser ISBN: 1-74051-197-2 / 9781740511971 (Australia edition) Publisher: Knopf/Random House Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 2005 : Paperback
| Title: The Hamilton Case: A Novel Author(s): Michelle de Kretser Publisher: Back Bay Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
April 2005 : Paperback
| Title: The Hamilton Case: A Novel Author(s): Michelle de Kretser ISBN: 0-316-01081-2 / 978-0-316-01081-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Back Bay Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Hamilton Case Author(s): Michelle de Kretser ISBN: 0-09-945379-7 / 978-0-09-945379-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2004 : Paperback
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2004 : Paperback
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2004 : Paperback
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June 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Hamilton Case Author(s): Michelle de Kretser ISBN: 0-7011-7516-8 / 978-0-7011-7516-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Chatto & Windus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
June 2004 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Hamilton Case: Complete & Unabridged Author(s): Michelle de Kretser ISBN: 0-7540-9759-5 / 978-0-7540-9759-4 (UK edition) Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
May 2012 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Hamilton Case Author(s): Michelle de Kretser Publisher: Vintage Digital Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
September 2007 : Kindle edition
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