The Port Fairy Murders, Robert Gott
The Port Fairy Murders, Robert Gott
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The Port Fairy Murders

Author: Robert Gott

Narrator: Adam Fitzgerald

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2019

Categories: Fiction, Crime


Synopsis

1943: The newly formed Homicide division of the Victoria Police has been struggling to counter little-known fascist groups, particularly an organisation called Australia First that has been festering since before the war. And now there’s an extra problem: the bitter divide between Catholics and Protestants, which is especially raw in small rural communities. Detective Joe Sable and Constable Helen Lord are working to track down the ruthless George Starling, who in turn is planning to wreak vengeance on them for the downfall of his nationalist group and mentor. At the same time, the duo is called to investigate a double murder in the fishing village of Port Fairy. The solution seems straightforward, but it soon becomes apparent that nothing about the incident is as it seems – and that investigations which appeared unrelated are tied by a disturbing thread.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josh on June 28, 2019

A pairing of double murders, a vengeful killer on the loose, and a quiet town riddled with secrets and sin is the foundation for this 1943's period piece of crime fiction set in Port Fairy, a small coastal town in country Victoria, Australia. THE PORT FAIRY MURDERS is the direct sequel to THE HOLIDA......more

More!!! Outstanding! An Open Letter to Robert Gott Dear Mt Gott (or may I call you Robert?) I am writing to complain about your latest book, The Port Fairy Murders. I recently (last night) read this novel and was engaged, enchanted, invested and so involved in this narrative that when I read to the end......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on April 24, 2018

The Port Fairy Murders continues the story of Inspector Titus Lambert, Sergeant Joe Sable and Constable Helen Lord The Holiday Murders. Inspector Titus Lambert and Constable Helen Lord caught a case of the death of a father and son. However, he was still worried about George Starling who got away at......more

Goodreads review by F. William on March 06, 2022

These books are not murder mysteries, since we tend to see what's going on from all angles, the murders and the related investigations. These are police procedurals that try to build up to thriller status by their endings, with a little success to be fair. There is one particular murder that we don'......more

Goodreads review by Alex on March 06, 2025

Completely, utterly okay. This booky is for anyone that likes a smack bang, copaganda-esque, murder mystery thriller. The good guys are good, the bad guys are serial killers or Nazis or misogynists (and sometimes all three). The detail toward religious division in rural Australia was genuinely reall......more