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| Author | Chris Nyst |
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| Cover artist | Klaus Lahnstein/The Photo Library |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
Publication date | 1999 |
| Media type | Print (Softcover) |
| Pages | 444 pp (Unknown Edition) |
| ISBN | 0-7322-6458-8 |
| OCLC | 43491528 |
Cop This! is a novel written by Chris Nyst. It is about a bomb explosion in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. The book was published in 1999 by HarperCollins Publishers Pty Ltd.
In 1969, in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley a car bomb explodes. Eleven people are slain. The repercussions threaten the stability of the government. Johnny Arnold, a low-level criminal is charged with the crime. This brings a father and son duo in conflict with the state's leaders. [1]
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