The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders

This first book in the Inspector Anders series won the Ned Kelly Award, and has been published in the UK and USA. It is currently being translated for publication in Europe.Inspector Anders is sent to a city in southern Italy to investigate the killing of a respected judge. There he finds himself drawn into a shadowy world of corruption and power, and becomes increasingly involved in both the case and the judge's widow. Once Anders was a hero. Then he lost his leg-and his nerve-to an...
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This first book in the Inspector Anders series won the Ned Kelly Award, and has been published in the UK and USA. It is currently being translated for publication in Europe.Inspector Anders is sent to a city in southern Italy to investigate the killing of a respected judge. There he finds himself drawn into a shadowy world of corruption and power, and becomes increasingly involved in both the case and the judge's widow. Once Anders was a hero. Then he lost his leg-and his nerve-to an anarchist bomb. Now the widow is offering him the chance to redeem his life with one last explosive act of courage.'The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders is an impressive debut and suggests that Browne could develop a wide readership both here and overseas.' The Age.'A masterful piece of storytelling' Pulp.