Eine wahre Begebenheit: Der 36-jährige Aborigine Cameron Doomadgee wurde aufgrund von Polizistenbeleidigung verhaftet - und war innerhalb von fünfundvierzig Minuten tot. Offiziell gab man an, er sei gestolpert, doch der Arzt stellte Verletzungen fest, die er mit denen nach einem Flugzeugabsturz verglich. Der erfahrene Senior Sergeant Christopher Hurley, ein gutaussehender und charismatischer Mann, ist als Hauptverdächtiger Zentralcharakter dieses wichtigen Buches.
When Cameron Doomadgee a 36-year-old member of the Aboriginal community of Palm Island was arrested for swearing at a white police officer he was dead within forty-five minutes of being locked up. The police claimed he'd tripped on a step but the pathologist likened his injuries to those received in a plane crash. The main suspect was the handsome charismatic Senior Sergeant Christopher Hurley an experienced cop with decorations for his work.
In following Hurley's trail to some of the wildest and most remote parts of Australia Chloe Hooper explores Aboriginal myths and history and uncovers buried secrets of white mischief. Atmospheric gritty and original The Tall Man takes readers to the heart of a struggle for power revenge and justice.
