Madman's Bend

This is the twenty-eight instalment in Mr. Upfield’s detective series featuring the Australian half-case Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte. Set during a flood down the Darling River, Bony finds himself trapped by the rising flood waters quickly washing away clues. Was the wife-beater Lush killed by the long-suffering daughter as she believes, or was it a tramp passing through? Brilliantly told with sparkling dialogue, a must-read; highly recommended.