The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders

The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders (1999) is a crime novel by Australian author Marshall Browne. It won the 2000 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel.

The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders
AuthorMarshall Browne
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector Anders
GenreCrime novel
PublisherDuffy & Snellgrove, Australia
Publication date
1999
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages224
ISBN9781876631154
Preceded byThe Gilded Cage 
Followed byThe Burnt City 

Plot summary

This novel is the first of the author's series of novels about Inspector Anders of the Rome police force.

Ten years before the book begins Anders closed down an anarchist group and lost his leg in the action. Now he has been provided with one last case before his early retirement, an investigation into the murder of a well-respected judge in southern Italy. Anders becomes deeply involved with both the judge's widow and the all-pervading corruption surrounding the investigation as he works towards a conclusion.

Awards and nominations

  • 2000 winner Ned Kelly Award — Best First Novel
  • 2002 shortlisted The Los Angeles Times Book Prize

References

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