The Diggers Rest Hotel

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The Diggers Rest Hotel is written by Geoffrey McGeachin and published by Penguin Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0143205501 (ISBN 10) and 9780143205500 (ISBN 13).

Two years after witnessing the murder of a young Jewish woman in Poland, Charlie Berlin, ex-bomber pilot and former POW, has rejoined the police force a different man. While he is investigating a spate of robberies in rural victoria the body of a young girl is discovered and Berlin's pursuit of her killer reveals that the war has changed even the most ordinary of people and places. 'A feisty, beautifully researched thriller . . . shot through with brilliant insights and great dialogue. The best new Aussie entrant in the crime stakes since Peter Temple.' The Mercury 'A bottler of a book . . . superbly crafted. A terrific book in all respects.' Weekly Times 'Charlie Berlin [is] a wonderfully flawed human being doing his duty, falling apart and picking himself back up again.' Austcrimefiction.org 'McGeachin's reconstruction of post-war Australia has an air of authenticity . . . there is a depth to the characters that is characteristic of the better modern detective fiction.' Daily Telegraph