Inside Dope
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Inside Dope is a 1995 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the New Zealand author Paul Thomas.
Inside Dope is a 1995 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the New Zealand author Paul Thomas.
Synopsis
Duane Ricketts had intended to go straight after leaving a Thai prison, but the prospect of making a bundle by locating the missing drug haul of the Mr Asia drug cartel (ten kilos of top-grade cocaine) is too good a chance to pass up. But he also has to contend with NZ cop Tito Ihaka, the CIA, and an American narcotics agents working for himself.
Awards
Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 1996: joint winner
Publication history
After its initial publication in 1995 by Mandarin Publishing, the novel was reprinted as follows: Hodder Moa Beckett, New Zealand 1995 Vista, UK 1998
Dedication
"Dedication: To Jeni, and to my mother and father."
Notes
This is the prequel to the author's follow-up, Guerilla Season.
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