The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 29 books · 1929 to 1966

Arthur Upfield

Crime and mysteryPolice proceduralRural crime

Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte of the Queensland Police, known as Bony, uses his bushcraft and patience to solve crimes across outback Australia from the 1920s to the 1960s.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

29 books · Set in the Australian outbackRural crimePolice procedural
  1. 1The Barrakee Mystery1929With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Sands of Windee1931With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Wings Above the Diamantina1936With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Mr Jelly’s Business1937With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Winds of Evil1937With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Bone Is Pointed1938With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Mystery of Swordfish Reef1939With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Bushranger of the Skies1940With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Death of a Swagman1945With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Devil’s Steps1946With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  11. 11An Author Bites the Dust1948With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  12. 12The Widows of Broome1950With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  13. 13The Mountains Have a Secret1950With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  14. 14The New Shoe1951With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  15. 15Venom House1952With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  16. 16Murder Must Wait1953With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  17. 17Death of a Lake1954With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  18. 18Cake in the Hat Box1955With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  19. 19The Battling Prophet1956With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  20. 20Man of Two Tribes1956With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  21. 21Bony Buys a Woman1957With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  22. 22The Bachelors of Broken Hill1958With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  23. 23Bony and the Mouse1959With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  24. 24Bony and the Black Virgin1959With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  25. 25Bony and the Kelly Gang1960With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  26. 26Bony and the White Savage1961With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  27. 27The Will of the Tribe1962With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  28. 28Madman’s Bend1963With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon
  29. 29The Lake Frome Monster1966With Napoleon BonaparteBuy on Amazon

Characters

1 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Bony