The Mount Marunga Mystery

The Mount Marunga Mystery
First Edition cover, 1919.
AuthorHarrison Owen
Original titleThe Mount Marunga Mystery
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovella
Crime Fiction
PublisherKessinger Publishing
N.S.W. Bookstall
Publication date
1919
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint

The Mount Marunga Mystery is a murder mystery by Australian author Harrison Owen first published in 1919. Owen, a Melbourne-based journalist, was noted by reviewers for his detailed knowledge of police procedures and skillful narrative construction.[1][2] In June 2008, the novel was re-issued by Kessinger Publishing.[3]

Plot

The story unfolds at a Victorian mountain hotel during a fancy-dress ball, where wealthy pastoralist Henry Tracey is found murdered. Initial suspicions fall on Tracey's daughter and her lover, owing to the victim's opposition to their marriage. The daughter is eventually found guilty, leading to unexpected plot twists.[4]

Adaptations

In 1921, Raymond Longford and Lottie Lyell adapted the novel into the silent film The Blue Mountains Mystery.

References

  1. ^ "The Mount Marunga Mystery". The Midlands Advertiser. Vol. XI, no. 651. Western Australia. 15 August 1919. p. 1. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "The Mount Marunga Mystery". The Daily Telegraph. No. 12568. New South Wales, Australia. 23 August 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ The Mount Marunga Mystery on the Barns & Noble Website
  4. ^ "Murder and the Dance". The Herald. No. 13, 577. Victoria, Australia. 13 August 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

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