Last Drinks

2000 novel by Andrew McGahan

For the 2008 nonfiction book, see Last Drinks: The Impact of the Northern Territory Intervention.

Last Drinks

First edition

Author| Andrew McGahan
Cover artist| Nada Backovic[1]
Language| English
Genre| Crime novel
Publisher| Allen and Unwin, Sydney

Publication date

| 2000
Publication place| Australia
Media type| Print Paperback
Pages| 377pp
ISBN| 1-86508-406-9
OCLC| 47033960
Preceded by| 1988
Followed by| The White Earth

Last Drinks is a 2000 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Andrew McGahan.[2]

## Synopsis

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Ten years after the Fitzgerald Inquiry into Queensland police, disgraced lawyer George Verney hears of the death of an old friend in Brisbane, so he travels back there to help arrange the funeral, and to try to find out what caused his friend's death.

## Awards

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* Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best First Novel, 2001: winner[3]

## Notes

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* Author's note: This is a work of fiction. While obviously inspired to some degree by the Fitzgerald inquiry and its era in Queensland, this is not, even for a moment, an historic or factual version of those times. In particular, no character in this book should be mistaken for any actual person, living or dead.[4]
* A stage version, adapted by Shaun Charles, premiered at Brisbane's La Boite Theatre in August 2006.[5]

## Reviews

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* "Aussiereviews" Book Review: Last Drinks, by Andrew McGahan
* "The Australian Public Intellectual network" Australian Public Intellectual [API Network]

## References

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1. ^ "LAST DRINKS by Andrew McGahan". www.middlemiss.org.
2. ^ "Last Drinks by Andrew McGahan". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
3. ^ "2001 Ned Kelly Award Winners". Australian Crime Writers. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
4. ^ "Austlit — Last Drinks by Andrew McGahan". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
5. ^ ""Last Drinks by Shaun Charles"". PlayLab Theatre. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

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