The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
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When Cameron Doomadgee, a 36-year-old member of the Aboriginal community of Palm Island, was arrested for swearing at a white police officer, he was dead within forty-five minutes of being locked up. The police claimed he’d tripped on a step, but the pathologist likened his injuries to those received in a plane crash. The main suspect was the handsome, charismatic Senior Sergeant Christopher Hurley, an experienced cop with decorations for his work. In following Hurley’s trail to some of the wildest and most remote parts of Australia, Chloe Hooper explores Aboriginal myths and history and uncovers buried secrets of white mischief. Atmospheric, gritty and original, The Tall Man takes readers to the heart of a struggle for power, revenge and justice.

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Weight 0.272 kg
Dimensions 2 × 13.5 × 21.6 cm
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Format

Paperback
Language

Pages

272
Publisher

Year Published

2010-1-7
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0099520761
About The Author

Chloe Hooper was born in 1973. Her highly praised first novel, A Child's Book of True Crime (2002), was shortlisted for the Orange Prize. Her Observer article about the Doomadgee case, 'Island of Lost Souls', was shortlisted for the Amnesty International Media Awards. She is also the author of The Engagement and The Tall Man, which won seven major literary awards in Australia.

Chloe Hooper's masterful book of reportage is a kind of moral thriller about power, wretchedness and violence
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It is impossible to overestimate the importance of this book

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