McCreary Moves In

1958 novel by Morris West as "Michael East"

McCreary Moves In

1974 edition

Author| Morris West as "Michael East"
Language| English
Genre| adventure
Publisher| Heinemann

Publication date

| 1958
Publication place| Australia
Media type| Print
Pages| 194

McCreary Moves In is a 1958 novel by Morris West writing under the name "Michael East".[1][2]

## Premise

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Mick McCreary is an unemployed oilman offered to run a drilling operation on a remote island. He gets involved in murder, intrigue and fraud.

## Reception

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The Pacific Islands Monthly called it "a piece of lurid adventure fiction."[3] The Sydney Morning Herald called it "Bigges plus sex."[4]

## TV series

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It was adapted into a 1957 TV series in England by ABC Weekend Television of 7 episodes of 30 minutes.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "[?] REVI[?]". The Beverley Times. Western Australia. 24 April 1958. p. 7 (Supplement). Retrieved 8 April 2020 - via Trove.
2. ^ Missen, Mollie (February 20, 1993). "A master storyteller signs off". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 44.
3. ^ "THE MONTH'S NEW READING WITH JUDY TUDOR". Pacific Islands Monthly. 1 May 1958. p. 95.
4. ^ "Crimes in Brief". Sydney Morning Herald. June 28, 1958. p. 12.
5. ^ McCreary Moves In at AustLit

## External links

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* TV series at IMDb

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Works by Morris West

Novels|

* Gallows on the Sand (1956)
* Kundu (1956)
* The Big Story (1957)
* The Second Victory (1958)
* The Devil's Advocate (1959)
* Daughter of Silence (1961)
* The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963)
* The Ambassador (1965)
* The Tower of Babel (1968)
* Summer of the Red Wolf (1971)
* The Salamander (1973)
* Harlequin  (1974)
* The Navigator (1976)
* Proteus (1979)
* The Clowns of God (1981)
* The World Is Made of Glass (1983)
* Cassidy (1986)
* Masterclass (1988)
* Lazarus (1990)
* The Ringmaster (1991)
* The Lovers (1993)
* Vanishing Point (1996)
* Eminence (1996)
* The Last Confession (2000)

Novels under pseudonyms|

* Moon in My Pocket (1945)
* McCreary Moves In (1958)
* The Naked Country (1960)

Non-fiction|

* Children of the Sun (1957)

Film/TV Adaptations|

* McCreary Moves In (1957) (TV)
* Children of the Sun (1961) (TV)
* The Crooked Road (1965)
* The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
* The Devil's Advocate (1977)
* The Salamander (1981)
* The Naked Country (1985)
* The Second Victory (1987)

Radio|

* The Curtain Rises (1946)
* The Mask of Marius Melville (1946)
* Burtons of Banner Street (1947)
* On the Danube (1948)
* Dick Barton - Secret Agent
* Experiment with Time
* Trumpets in the Dawn (1949)
* Paradise of Cheats (1949)
* The Prince of Peace (1950)
* The Apostle of Peace (1951)
* The Affairs of Harlequin (1951)
* White Marriage (1951)
* The Enchanted Island (1952)
* The Dreaming City (1952)
* Secret Mountain (1953)
* Mystery of Henriette (1953)
* Man of Two Tribes (1953)
* Special Assignment (1953)
* Fire of Etna (1953)
* The Golden Road (1954)
* The Dambusters (1954)
* The Great Escape (1954)
* There is a Santa Claus (1954)
* Reach for the Sky (1955)
* Genesis in Juddsville (1955)
* The Illusionists (1955)
* The White Tower (1955)
* The White Rabbit (1955)
* Gallows on the Sand (1956)
* The Big Story (1958)

Plays|

* The Illusionists (1955)
* The Devil's Advocate (1961)
* Daughter of Silence (1962)
* The Heretic (1970)
* The World Is Made of Glass (1984)

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