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When Lisa Jeffries, a young Aboriginal girl from the Martu tribe is found brutally murdered in a remote Pilbara town, Detective Aidan Zimmerman is sent to investigate. Despite the viciousness of the murder there is little interest or political will to see the investigation through even though it soon becomes obvious that not all is what it seems and that Zimmerman himself is being set up. Lisa is left with unexplained marks on her body, and with attached ancient symbols that leads to an obscure priest and to another similar killing years before threatening to embroil the Catholic diocese in an ongoing sexual abuse scandal and take down the Bishop’s ambition to become a Cardinal. Crime beyond the remote bush Young anonymous Aboriginal death Forensic postmortem examinations A Catholic Archbishop’s indifference A scandal of underpinned sexual abuse Anti-Semitic prejudice directed at the lead investigator who begins an affair with the dead girl’s mother. All the basic elements of an Australian crime novel! The Pilbara Killings is a story of savage murder, tribal ritual and cover-up, which explores the genesis of evil. New podcast weblog
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Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
The Pilbara Killings Prologue New Jersey Festival
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
THE PILBARA KILLINGS
By Saabine T. Shetlomm as read by Andrew Zbar
When Lisa Jeffries, a young Aboriginal girl from the Martu tribe is found brutally murdered in a remote Pilbara town, Detective Aidan Zimmerman is sent to investigate. Despite the viciousness of the murder there is little interest or political will to see the investigation through even though it soon becomes obvious that not all is what it seems and that Zimmerman himself is being set up.
Lisa is left with unexplained marks on her body, and with attached ancient symbols that leads to an obscure priest and to another similar killing years before which now threatens to embroil the Catholic diocese in an ongoing sexual abuse scandal and take down the Bishop’s ambition to become a Cardinal.
Crime beyond the remote bush
Young anonymous Aboriginal death
Forensic postmortem examinations
A Catholic Archbishop’s indifference
A scandal of underpinned sexual abuse
Anti-Semitic prejudice directed at the lead investigator who begins an injudicious affair with the dead girl’s mother.
All the basic elements of an Australian crime novel!
The Pilbara Killings is a story of savage murder, tribal ritual and cover-up, which explores the genesis of evil.
LICENSED MUSIC ENOCH YANG DANCE OF THE DYING SWAN
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Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
The Pilbara Killings Chapters 18 19 and 20
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Chapters 18 19 and 20
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Licensed music Moments - We'll Endure
By Saabine T. Shetlomm as read by Andrew Zbar
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
The Pilbara Killings Chapters 16 and 17
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Chapters 16 and 17
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Licensed music Alice in Winter - Departure
By Saabine T. Shetlomm as read by Andrew Zbar
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
The Pilbara Killings Chapters 14 and 15
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Chapters 14 and 15
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Licensed music Moments - Hampstead Heath
By Saabine T. Shetlomm as read by Andrew Zbar
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
The Pilbara Killings Chapters 12 and 13
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Chapters 12 and 13
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Licenses music Ian Kelosky Dawning
By Saabine T. Shetlomm as read by Andrew Zbar
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
The Pilbara Killings Chapters 10 and 11
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Chapters 10 and 11
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Licensed music Markus Huber Shadows
By Saabine T. Shetlomm as read by Andrew Zbar
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
The Pilbara Killings Chapters 8 and 9
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Chapters 8 and 9
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Licensed music Markus Huber Austen's Theme
By Saabine T. Shetlomm as read by Andrew Zbar
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
The Pilbara Killings Chapters 6 and 7
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Chapters 6 and 7
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License music The Birds of Norway The Darkness Cannot Harm You
By Saabine T. Shetlomm as read by Andrew Zbar
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
The Pilbara Killings Chapters 4 and 5
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Chapters 4 and 5
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License Music Joshua Spacht This too shall pass (Chopin Prelude in B minor)
By Saabine T. Shetlomm as read by Andrew Zbar
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
The Pilbara Killings Chapter 3
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Chapter 3
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Licensed Music Birds of Norway If the Light Fades
By Saabine T. Shetlomm as read by Andrew Zbar