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Book by J. C. Burke From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pig Boy (2011) is a crime novel by Australian author J. C. Burke. It won the 2012 Ned Kelly Award.
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| Author | J. C. Burke |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Random House, Australia |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 322 |
| ISBN | 9781741663129 |
| Preceded by | Ocean Pearl |
Damon Styles is expelled from school on his eighteenth birthday. He gets himself a firearms licence and intends to get a job shooting pigs with Pigman. But Damon harbours secrets and the citizens of the town of Strathven believe they know what Damon is planning and set out to stop him.
Holly Harper for Readings hadn't "been this impressed with a main character in quite some time" and thought the author "has created an absolutely unforgettable cast of characters".[1]
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