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The Diggers Rest Hotel

Name: The Diggers Rest Hotel
Author: Geoffrey McGeachin
ISBN: 9781743108123

by Geoffrey McGeachin

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Overview

In 1947, two years after witnessing the death of a young Jewish woman in Poland, Charlie Berlin has rejoined the police force a different man. Sent to investigate a spate of robberies in rural Victoria, he soon discovers that World War II has changed even the most ordinary of places and people.
When Berlin travels to Albury-Wodonga to track down the gang behind the robberies, he suspects he’s a problem cop being set up to fail. Taking a room at the Diggers Rest Hotel in Wodonga, he sets about solving a case that no one else can – with the help of feisty, ambitious journalist Rebecca Green and rookie constable Rob Roberts, the only cop in town he can trust. Then the decapitated body of a young girl turns up in a back alley, and Berlin’s investigations lead him ever further through layers of small-town fears, secrets and despair.
The first Charlie Berlin mystery takes us into a world of secret alliances and loyalties – and a society dealing with the effects of a war that changed men forever.

Synopsis

Product Description In 1947, two years after witnessing the death of a young Jewish woman in Poland, Charlie Berlin has rejoined the police force a different man. Sent to investigate a spate of robberies in rural Victoria, he soon discovers that World War II has changed even the most ordinary of places and people.When Berlin travels to Albury-Wodonga to track down the gang behind the robberies, he suspects he’s a problem cop being set up to fail. Taking a room at the Diggers Rest Hotel in Wodonga, he sets about solving a case that no one else can—with the help of feisty, ambitious journalist Rebecca Green and rookie constable Rob Roberts, the only cop in town he can trust. Then the decapitated body of a young girl turns up in a back alley, and Berlin’s investigations lead him ever further through layers of small-town fears, secrets and despair.The first Charlie Berlin mystery takes us into a world of secret alliances and loyalties—and a society dealing with the effects of a war that changed men forever. About the Author Geoffrey McGeachin is an Australian photographer and author of crime fiction. He spent a period of time in the US in the 1970s as a commercial photographer, before returning to Melbourne where he now lives.

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Library Journal

Australian crime fiction writer McGeachin surprises and delights with this examination of a flawed hero—police detective and former prisoner of war Charlie Berlin—set in 1947 rural Australia. What starts off as an inquiry into a series of armed robberies soon becomes a murder investigation. Setting this story apart is its subtle study of the psychological effects the war had both on those who survived the front and on those awaiting loved ones at home. Melbourne-based actor/broadcaster Peter Byrne's narration is outstanding for its rich inflections and ability to carry the tale. Bolinda Audio brings this first Charlie Berlin mystery to U.S. audiences, who do not yet have the benefit of a print edition; listeners can only hope many more will follow. [See Audio NewsBriefs, LJ 2/1/11.—Ed.]—Scott R. DiMarco, Mansfield Univ. of Pennsylvania Lib.