A Simple Death (novel)

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A Simple Death
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AuthorCarolyn Morwood
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMarlo Shaw Crime Thriller
GenreCrime novel
Publisher Women's Press
Publication date
2001
Publication placeU.K.
Media typePrint
Pages241 pp.
Awards2002 Davitt Award, Best Adult Novel, winner
ISBN 070434727X
Preceded byAn Uncertain Death 
Followed by- 

A Simple Death is a 2001 crime novel by the Australian author Carolyn Morwood. [1]

Contents

It is the second novel in the author's "Marlo Shaw Crime Thriller" series [2] following An Uncertain Death which was published in 1999. [3]

It was the winner of the Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel in 2002. [4]

Synopsis

After Marlo Shaw and her friend Harold Underhill find a tramp beaten to death in a Melbourne park, Marlo's friend falls under suspicion of the murder. Marlo is reluctantly drawn into the investigation as a result.

Critical reception

Writing in The Canberra Times Jeff Popple found a lot to like about the novel: "Marlo is one of the few credible amateur detectives around and her investigation eschews the usual unlikely heroics and implausible encounters with the police. The characters ring true and Morwood plants sufficient false clues to keep you guessing. In all, another good mystery by an author who is yet to achieve the level of recognition she deserves in Australian crime-writing circles." [5]

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ "A Simple Death by Carolyn Morwood". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Austlit — "Marlo Shaw Crime Thriller" series by Carolyn Morwood". Austlit. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "An Uncertain Death by Carolyn Morwood". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  4. ↑ ""Davitt Award Winners 2001-2025"" (PDF). Sisters in Crime. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  5. ↑ ""Crime: with Jeff Popple"". The Canberra Times, 14 April 2002. ProQuest   1016171921 . Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Austlit — A Simple Death by Carolyn Morwood". Austlit. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
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