Crook as Rookwood

Crook as Rookwood is a 2005 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Chris Nyst.

Abstract

Awards

Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2006: joint winner

Notes

Dedication: "To my beautiful sons and my darling daughters". Peter Rozovsky, of the "Detectives Beyond Borders" weblog, listed this as one of his favorite crime novels of 2007.Detectives Beyond Borders

Critical reception On the AustCrime website reviewer Sunnie Gil noted: "Chris Nyst is a keen observer of personalities and creates memorable characters. He also has a feel for writing dialogue which is witty and sounds authentic. A defence lawyer, based on Queensland's Gold Coast, Nyst's clients have ranged from high-ranking politicians and sporting identities to a notorious hit-man and petty criminals. He knows the legal system and how it works. He also knows criminals. He knows how they think and how they speak."

See also 2005 in Australian literature

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