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About Arthur Upfield
Arthur William Upfield (1 September 1890 - 13 February 1964) was an Australian writer, best known for his works of detective fiction featuring Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte ('Bony') of the Queensland Police Force.
Born in Gosport, Hampshire, England, Upfield was sent to Australia at the age of 20. He joined the First Australian Imperial Force during World War I, which took him to Egypt, France, and back to England. In 1915, now with a wife and son, he returned to Australia and began publishing novels, the first being The House of Cain in 1928. He continued publishing through his death on 13 February 1964.
Born in Gosport, Hampshire, England, Upfield was sent to Australia at the age of 20. He joined the First Australian Imperial Force during World War I, which took him to Egypt, France, and back to England. In 1915, now with a wife and son, he returned to Australia and began publishing novels, the first being The House of Cain in 1928. He continued publishing through his death on 13 February 1964.
Series
Inspector Bonaparte
The Barrakee Mystery (1928)
aka The Lure of the Bush
The Sands of Windee (1931)
Wings Above the Diamantina (1936)
Mr Jelly's Business (1937)
aka Murder Down Under
Winds of Evil (1937)
The Bone Is Pointed (1938)
The Mystery of Swordfish Reef (1939)
Bushranger of the Skies (1940)
aka No Footprints in the Bush
Death of a Swagman (1946)
The Devil's Steps (1946)
An Author Bites the Dust (1948)
The Mountains Have a Secret (1948)
The Bachelors of Broken Hill (1950)
The Widows of Broome (1950)
The New Shoe (1951)
aka The Clue of the New Shoe
Venom House (1952)
Murder Must Wait (1953)
Death of a Lake (1954)
Cake in the Hatbox (1955)
aka Sinister Stones
The Battling Prophet (1956)
The Man of Two Tribes (1956)
Bony Buys a Woman (1957)
aka The Bushman Who Came Back
Bony and the Black Virgin (1959)
aka The Torn Branch
Bony and the Mouse (1959)
aka Journey to the Hangman
Bony and the Kelly Gang (1960)
aka Valley Of Smugglers
Bony and the White Savage (1961)
The Will of the Tribe (1962)
Madman's Bend (1963)
aka The Body at Madman's Bend
The Lake Frome Monster (1966) (with J L Price, Dorothy Strange)
The Barrakee Mystery (1928)
aka The Lure of the Bush
The Sands of Windee (1931)
Wings Above the Diamantina (1936)
Mr Jelly's Business (1937)
aka Murder Down Under
Winds of Evil (1937)
The Bone Is Pointed (1938)
The Mystery of Swordfish Reef (1939)
Bushranger of the Skies (1940)
aka No Footprints in the Bush
Death of a Swagman (1946)
The Devil's Steps (1946)
An Author Bites the Dust (1948)
The Mountains Have a Secret (1948)
The Bachelors of Broken Hill (1950)
The Widows of Broome (1950)
The New Shoe (1951)
aka The Clue of the New Shoe
Venom House (1952)
Murder Must Wait (1953)
Death of a Lake (1954)
Cake in the Hatbox (1955)
aka Sinister Stones
The Battling Prophet (1956)
The Man of Two Tribes (1956)
Bony Buys a Woman (1957)
aka The Bushman Who Came Back
Bony and the Black Virgin (1959)
aka The Torn Branch
Bony and the Mouse (1959)
aka Journey to the Hangman
Bony and the Kelly Gang (1960)
aka Valley Of Smugglers
Bony and the White Savage (1961)
The Will of the Tribe (1962)
Madman's Bend (1963)
aka The Body at Madman's Bend
The Lake Frome Monster (1966) (with J L Price, Dorothy Strange)
Novels
The House of Cain (1928)
The Beach of Atonement (1930)
The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery (1932)
A Royal Abduction (1932)
Gripped By Drought (1932)
Breakaway House (1988)
The Beach of Atonement (1930)
The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery (1932)
A Royal Abduction (1932)
Gripped By Drought (1932)
Breakaway House (1988)
Omnibus
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