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Diamond Dove (novel)

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Diamond Dove
First edition
AuthorAdrian Hyland
LanguageEnglish
SeriesEmily Tempest
Genrenovel
PublisherText Publishing, Australia
Publication date
2006
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages322
ISBN1921145307
Followed byGunshot Road 

Diamond Dove (2006) is a crime novel by Australian author Adrian Hyland. It is the first in the author's series of novels featuring the recurring character Emily Tempest. It won the Best First Novel category of the 2007 Ned Kelly Awards.

Plot summary

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Emily Tempest, the daughter of a white miner and his black wife, returns to her childhood home, Moonlight Downs in the Northern Territory, after completing her schooling at an Adelaide boarding school. Her homecoming is impacted by the murder of Lincoln, the local elder. The police are baffled but Tempest makes use of her unique background to track down the killer.

Notes

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  • Dedication: For Kristin

Reviews

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Mindy Laube in the Sydney Morning Herald noted that the novel is "popular literature of the stylish and substantial variety".[1]

Awards and nominations

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References

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