A Private Man

A Private Man
Author Malcolm Knox
Country Australia
Language English
Genre Crime novel
Publisher Vintage Books, Australia
Publication date
2004
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 385
ISBN 174051243X
Preceded by Summerland
Followed by Jamaica

A Private Man (2004) is a crime novel by Australian author Malcolm Knox. It won the 2005 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel.

Plot summary

Dr John Brand has been dead for two days and his eldest son, Davis, suspects a cover-up. Another son, Chris, is batting to save his career in the Sydney Test, and a neglected third, Hammett, lurks in the background. During the five days of the cricket match, the family struggles with the death and its recriminations.

Reviews

Simon Caterson in The Age notes that the novel "makes the audacious thematic move of presenting porn as a male obsession as widespread as porn's much more socially acceptable entertainment counterpart, sport".[1]

Awards and nominations

References

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