Last Drinks
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 First edition | |
| Author | Andrew McGahan |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Nada Backovic[1] |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Allen and Unwin, Sydney |
Publication date | 2000 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print Paperback |
| Pages | 377pp |
| ISBN | 1-86508-406-9 |
| OCLC | 47033960 |
| Preceded by | 1988 |
| Followed by | The White Earth |
Last Drinks is a 2000 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Andrew McGahan.[2]
Ten years after the Fitzgerald Inquiry into Queensland police, disgraced journalist George Verney hears of the death of an estranged friend in the remote town George fled to from Brisbane after the inquiry. George travels back to Brisbane to help arrange the funeral, and to try to find out what caused his friend's death, confronting memories and loose ends from his past.
Awards
- Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best First Novel, 2001: winner[3]
