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Rave Reviews of LAKE BEAUTY from Adelaidians-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Here’s what readers have to say: Justin La Brooy: “Lake Beauty is a novel based in rural Australia covering much of the first half of the last century. It gives an exquisite glimpse into a time and place that has changed out of recognition, though one is left with a sense that the mind-sets and patterns of behaviour may be still with us…. The story grabs the attention of the reader from the beginning and maintains its interest as the plot develops…………………. A great read.” Rod Becker: I couldn’t put the thing down. I was intrigued by the setting and the descriptions of the characters. But the plot quickly thickened and I think that became the attraction. The book had plenty of energy and you were never quite sure where it might take you. Just a great read. ” Wilf Prest: “I ...

“Lake Beauty”: A Murder Mystery in the Aussie Outback-by Michael Roberts Source:thuppahis A Novel entitled “Lake Beauty” by Rob George …. with hihlighting mpose d by The Editor, Thuppahi ... where Sam and Annie conspire against authority to bring about justice for a murdered woman. Short Synopsis. It’s 1947 and in the remote farming town of Honiton on Yorke Peninsula a skeleton is discovered encrusted in salt in the middle of Lake Beauty,the dry salt lake that borders the town. Newly arrived sergeant, Sam, and his wife, ex-policewoman, Annie, have to battle local prejudices, post war domestic tensions, pressure from senior police and a lake that occasionally fills and then dries out, to solve the mystery. They discover the skeleton is of a female who has been murdered an indeterminate number of years ago. Three potential victims emerge; a former and maligned Mayor of the town, a union activist caught up in a ...